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Govt’s employment tech raises legal doubts

The Employment department on Wednesday apologised for its bug riddled and “dead ends” technology systems that have for years been incorrectly penalising hundreds of jobseekers, including 10 that died...

Ombudsman investigates jobseeker system after tech stresses

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Commonwealth Ombudsman is investigating the cancellation of income support payments after advocates warned technology glitches and slowdowns had exposed a broken system and that some cancellations were unlawful....

Another Jobseeker tech failure exposes ‘broken’ system

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Employment department has apologised for a string of tech issues that have frustrated and confused jobseekers over the last fortnight as reporting requirements were kept on hold. While...

Jobseekers ‘pay the price’ for latest govt tech bungle

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Jobseekers are being asked to adjust their reporting to employment service providers to avoid a government tech glitch or risk losing their payments, shifting more burden onto vulnerable people....