{"id":54820,"date":"2021-02-24T04:53:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T17:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=54820"},"modified":"2021-02-24T05:20:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:20:44","slug":"centrelink-jobactive-disability-contractors-breaching-springst-covid19aus-pandemic-orders-jansant-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/centrelink-jobactive-disability-contractors-breaching-springst-covid19aus-pandemic-orders-jansant-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Centrelink #JobActive disability contractors breaching #SpringSt #COVID19aus pandemic orders: @jansant reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Commonwealth JobActive disability contractors (job providers) are playing dice with the health of unemployed workers most at risk of serious illness from COVID-19 infection, by ignoring Victorian Government health directives to wear masks inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JobActive contractors run Centrelink’s “mutual obligation” scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to 3 job providers in Benalla and Wangaratta and staff at all locations were breaching government health directives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People forced to use these services are perhaps the largest cohort outside of aged care at extreme risk from an infection and illness caused by COVID-19, they are much more likely to die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A decision was made not to name the businesses – the only 3 I went to were in breach of health directives which suggests there is systemic non-compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t think it was fair to out the companies – a possible backlash against a few businesses and their employees when I believe non-compliance with COVID-19 directives likely widespread – that didn’t sit right with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commonwealth government is responsible for managing (or mismanaging) their contracts – they deserve the backlash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian Unemployed Workers Union (@AusUnemployment<\/a>) said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n