The current federal employment services program, jobactive, aims to: help job-seekers find and keep a job; help job-seekers move from welfare to work; help job-seekers meet their mutual obligations. This audit assessed whether the Department of Employment effectively designed and monitors the progress of the jobactive program.

This evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the Tasmanian Jobs Programme (TJP) pilot wage subsidy trial in helping job seekers unemployed for six months or more achieve sustained employment and reduce welfare dependency. The evaluation used a mixed-methods framework, combining quantitative administrative data and labour force statistics with qualitative evidence from employer, employment provider and regional...

This report presents findings from a comparative study of employer engagement in active labour market programmes in the UK and Denmark. Overall, employers in both countries were positively disposed towards unemployed candidates but were critical of active labour market programmes, which they considered unsuited to their needs.

This study focused on the perceptions and perspectives of people with intellectual disability working in open employment with support from Disability Employment Services (DES); supported employment through Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs); and social enterprise employment.

This evaluation report provides insights into early implementation and initial outcomes of Work for the Dole 2014-15.