Louise Upston: Minister for social development and employment comments on job seeker rule changes - Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast

Beneficiaries who break the Government's job hunt rules face more intensive sanctions to prove they are hunting for employment. 

From today, they will be required to report on at least three job search activities a week and participate in four weeks of training courses. 

Minister for social development and employment Louise Upston told Kerre Woodham that the rules are for people, “who aren't doing their best, who aren't fulfilling their responsibilities, and this is a non-financial consequence of their inaction.” 

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