JobMaker is nowhere near bold enough: The government should make these four fundamental changes Coronavirus Brendan Coates 10 November 2020 Official forecasts say unemployment won’t fall to 5.5% until 2024. JobMaker as presently configured won’t do enough to speed it up.
Is it legal to advertise positions for JobMaker-eligible candidates only? Federal Budget 2020 Trent Hancock 4 November 2020 The JobMaker hiring credit scheme has drawn criticism for potentially encouraging a form of age discrimination.
In defence of JobMaker: JobKeeper’s replacement might not be perfect, but there’s much to like Economy Peter Davidson 20 October 2020 The JobMaker hiring credit could prompt employers to hire Australians facing prolonged unemployment.
The government’s JobMaker scheme “is all about jobs”… that would have existed anyway Economy Jason Murphy 8 October 2020 The 2020-21 budget includes a new program called JobMaker which the government claims “will support around 450,000 jobs for young people”.
