Tag: Natalie James

Employment department secretary leaves 18 months early

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Employment department’s secretary will leave her role 18 months earlier than planned amid serious doubts about the legality of the automated compliance system she is administering. In a...

Deloitte’s AI errors overshadow govt’s own automated mess

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Employment department still accepts the substance of Deloitte’s AI-error riddled report on Australia’s welfare compliance system, which could not assure it was operating effectively and was a punitive...

FSO forum pushes for skills system reset

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Industry, government and education leaders came to a shared conclusion at the Future Skills Organisation’s National Forum: Australia’s skills system needs both a structural overhaul and a new narrative that...

Welfare compliance tech plagued by defects

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Government IT systems that incorrectly penalised welfare recipients remain at breaking point and will continue to malfunction, the Employment department was warned earlier this year by independent reviewers. Documents...

Govt’s employment tech raises legal doubts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Employment department on Wednesday apologised for its bug riddled and “dead ends” technology systems that have for years been incorrectly penalising hundreds of jobseekers, including 10 that died...

Feds must lead on gig economy reform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Commonwealth should take the lead on significant reforms to the gig economy to fix current deficiencies that disadvantage workers in the sector, a landmark two-year inquiry has found....

Victorian gig economy inquiry delayed

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Victoria’s “unprecedented” inquiry into the gig economy has been delayed by three months as the state government grapples with its role in regulating the controversial sector and protecting workers....