Thread: Work for Dole?

In my humble oppinion Centerlink are idiots!
We have 99% casual staff but they all work max casual hours, some plus a bit.

Centerlink insits they go to Centerlink interviews even if the fall during rostered time.

So, instead of working & earning they miss a couple of hours pay to attend an interview or they loose their other benifits. Not to mention it leaves me short staffed.

I have phoned Centerlink to try & get staff out of these interviews, No Way, amoungst other things it's to check there hours & ernings & if they are happy at work. They would earn more & be happier if they were actually at work instead of silly interviews.

I have had a few blow ups at centerlink when they are mucking my staff about, they probably have a big red flag against my name & phone number.

Jonesfam

Originally Posted by jonesfam

In my humble oppinion Centerlink are idiots

Generally speaking it's not Centrelink that are the idiots - they only try to follow the rules set by the REAL idiots in their ivory tower in Canberra. Job Services case managers spend a LOT of time battling the stupidity of the Centrelink rules and guidelines.
Granted there are a few people in Centrelink who have the brains of an Emu though.

someone told me, the cost of administering centrelink, overheads, etc etc.

it would be cheaper to do away with the system and give every aust citizen 30k per year. universal income.


i dont agree with the principle of universal income, but if its better than the curretn system, then im all for it.

Originally Posted by Eevo

someone told me, the cost of administering centrelink, overheads, etc etc.

it would be cheaper to do away with the system and give every aust citizen 30k per year. universal income.


i dont agree with the principle of universal income, but if its better than the curretn system, then im all for it.

Aaaah, yes that inscrutable China man, Sum Wun. He was busy during my time in the military. No one could track him down, we assumed he was a Chinese spy.

Originally Posted by jonesfam

In my humble oppinion Centerlink are idiots!
We have 99% casual staff but they all work max casual hours, some plus a bit.

Centerlink insits they go to Centerlink interviews even if the fall during rostered time.

So, instead of working & earning they miss a couple of hours pay to attend an interview or they loose their other benifits. Not to mention it leaves me short staffed.

I have phoned Centerlink to try & get staff out of these interviews, No Way, amoungst other things it's to check there hours & ernings & if they are happy at work. They would earn more & be happier if they were actually at work instead of silly interviews.

I have had a few blow ups at centerlink when they are mucking my staff about, they probably have a big red flag against my name & phone number.

Jonesfam

If you have that much work for them why don't you do the right thing and put them on permanent full time with award conditions and get them off the dole and out of the taxpayers pockets or like many employers you like to have casual workers subsidised by Newstart.

Originally Posted by bob10

Aaaah, yes that inscrutable China man, Sum Wun. He was busy during my time in the military. No one could track him down, we assumed he was a Chinese spy.

lol, no. someone at work, but cant which whichone it was. is whichone someones brother?

Originally Posted by incisor

the places sacked their casual staff when the work for the dole came in, to save money, now they are whinging they cant get workers

my eldest sons partner suffered that fate, so she went and got training in IT and now is on a 5 year contract helping oldies use technology in the same place but gets decent money not a pittance

instead of investing in interested people they went for the money and it's come back to bite them it seems

gold...

Such a classic story. ...Putting profit before people always ends in tears. Yet our dominant culture/society values profit more highly than anything else. No wonder living on a pittance is favouable for those who believe in a more equitable system. ...Winner takes all growth capitalism can’t cry poor when increasing numbers need social security as a result of their ‘efficiencies”. Afterall it’s the ultimate aim and hypocrisy of big business - get rid the payroll and profits will look like they’re going up.

Originally Posted by Eevo

lol, no. someone at work, but cant which whichone it was. is whichone someones brother?

No, he is Dat Yuans brother.