ACT Unemployment Progress

walking through the ANU today there was a sign for one of the cafes seeking staff. I mean, when I was at uni (a long long time ago) every where at uni had a waiting list of 50+ people wanting to work for them.

Really – an on campus place has to advertise for casual staff – thats when you know things are good.

(but…there is a difference between a ‘job’ and a ‘career’. In fact, trying to find a job while really looking for a career can be hard, because no one wants to hire you if you are obviously going to leave ASAP)

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mental illness and homelesness don’t make you unemployable but both make it hard for one to find employment.

Diagnosed mental illness will get you onto the DSP. There are also a number of support services aimed at enabling people with mental illnesses to transition into work, and, believe it or not, there are employers willing to hire them. For those with serious issues, yes, work may be an out of the question prospect, DSP supports these people. There is also large buckets of funding available for training.

As for the homeless, yes it is a tragedy that people have to sleep rough, but we need to look at the underlying causes. For those who are homeless due to a mental illness, see above. There is crisis accommodation (limited, I know…)and some services allow you to list them as your mailing address.

neanderthalsis said :

It does take a good deal of effort to stay on the dole and still meet your mutual obligation targets though. The trick is to hang in there until you can convince a doctor that you have a disability, fail a job capacity assessment and you can switch to the DSP.

There is significant demand for labour across most sectors of the ACT labour market, from entry level to highly skilled positions. In the current climate, if you haven’t got a job then you really don’t want a job OR, you’re unemployable.

Mental illness and homelesness don’t make you unemployable but both make it hard for one to find employment.

It does take a good deal of effort to stay on the dole and still meet your mutual obligation targets though. The trick is to hang in there until you can convince a doctor that you have a disability, fail a job capacity assessment and you can switch to the DSP.

There is significant demand for labour across most sectors of the ACT labour market, from entry level to highly skilled positions. In the current climate, if you haven’t got a job then you really don’t want a job OR, you’re unemployable.