Private Job Agencies: Millions Wasted, 90% Still Jobless
Australia's Department of Employment's annual report reveals a staggering 11.7% success rate for private job agencies placing jobseekers in long-term roles. This dismal performance comes despite 'millions spent' annually on these contractors by taxpayers. It appears the only consistent 'long-term employment' being secured is for the agencies themselves, funded by public coffers while the jobs
market languishes for the majority. This isn't just bureaucratic ineptitude; it's a predictable outcome when public services are privatized. Companies profit from failure, not success. One might wonder if the system is designed to keep a flexible, desperate workforce on standby, rather than genuinely uplifting individuals into stable employment. After all, a perpetually precarious populace is far
less likely to demand systemic change.