Following yesterday’s announced $3.60 a day increase in the JobSeeker unemployment payment to a meagre $44 a day, the Morrison Government has proposed setting up a hotline for employers to dob in JobSeeker recipients who are offered a job but refuse to take it.
This hotline has been criticised by ACTU president Michelle O’Neil, who concerned that employers could exploit the hotline to coerce vulnerable people to accept jobs with low wages.
The Greens’ Rachel Siewert has also criticised the hotline, claiming it could be open to abuse.
