Australia employment minister vows to improve Job Services Australia
20 January 2014
Australian assistant minister for employment Luke Hartsuyker says he wants to work closely with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in Melbourne to improve the service that government-run employment service organisation Job Services Australia offers to major employers.
Mon, 20 Jan 2014Australian assistant minister for employment Luke Hartsuyker says he wants to work closely with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in Melbourne to improve the service that government-run employment service organisation Job Services Australia offers to major employers.
Following a meeting with the ARA, Hartsuyker said it was critical for jobseekers and employers that Job Services Australia (JSA) is more efficient and effective.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' seasonally adjusted figures showed last Thursday [16 January] that unemployment in December was unchanged at 5.8%, with the total number of people in work falling 22,600 to 11.63m in the month.
“We want to get every Australian who is capable of working a job. We face a big challenge as yesterday’s figures show, with full-time employment suffering its largest calendar year decline since December 1992.
“The reality is the coalition government has inherited an employment services system which is bound in red tape and not meeting the needs of jobseekers and employers.
“The coalition is committed to creating 1m jobs over the next five years. To do this will require the development of a high-performing and more efficient and effective employment services sector.”
Forecasts by the Department of Employment suggest jobs growth in retail of more than 109,000, or almost 9%, to the end of 2017.
Following a meeting with the ARA, Hartsuyker said it was critical for jobseekers and employers that Job Services Australia (JSA) is more efficient and effective.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' seasonally adjusted figures showed last Thursday [16 January] that unemployment in December was unchanged at 5.8%, with the total number of people in work falling 22,600 to 11.63m in the month.
“We want to get every Australian who is capable of working a job. We face a big challenge as yesterday’s figures show, with full-time employment suffering its largest calendar year decline since December 1992.
“The reality is the coalition government has inherited an employment services system which is bound in red tape and not meeting the needs of jobseekers and employers.
“The coalition is committed to creating 1m jobs over the next five years. To do this will require the development of a high-performing and more efficient and effective employment services sector.”
Forecasts by the Department of Employment suggest jobs growth in retail of more than 109,000, or almost 9%, to the end of 2017.
