Media Release - Government Reviews Remote Employment Services
Date published :
29
June
2011
SENATOR THE HON MARK
ARBIB
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development
Minister for Sport
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness
MINISTER THE HON JENNY
MACKLIN MP
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Service and
Indigenous Affairs
MINISTER THE HON KATE ELLIS
MP
Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care
Minister for the Status of Women
MEDIA RELEASE
29 June 2011
The Gillard Government today
announced a review of remote participation and employment services
to ensure job service providers are best meeting the needs of
Indigenous and other remote job seekers. Minister for Indigenous
Employment and Economic Development Mark Arbib, Minister for
Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin and Minister for Employment
Participation Kate Ellis said the Government was committed to
improving remote participation and employment services. "The
Government believes that new Remote Participation and Employment
Services arrangements, due to be in place by 1 July 2013, should be
simpler, more integrated and more flexible than current
arrangements," Senator Arbib said.
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