
JobSeeker suspension rise tipped as tighter search rules introduced
A “wave of payment suspensions” are predicted by welfare advocates when mutual obligation and job search rules tighten and a “dob seeker” employer hotline is introduced next month.
A “wave of payment suspensions” are predicted by welfare advocates when mutual obligation and job search rules tighten and a “dob seeker” employer hotline is introduced next month.
UPDATED: The federal government has paused mutual obligation requirements for job seekers in South Australia for eleven days and says it will temporarily provide additional support for SA-based NDIS participants and providers amid the latest lockdown.
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Centrelink’s mutual obligation requirements for job seekers – suspended after coronavirus restrictions crippled businesses nationwide – will begin to resume from next week, amid questions over how it will run and how businesses will cope with an expected influx of job applicants.