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AAP
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Politics
Jacob Shteyman

'Miserable' employment services failing job seekers

An incentivised employment service system risks matching job seekers with poorly suited roles. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Organisations tasked with helping unemployed Australians find jobs are being "rewarded" with perverse incentives for putting people in ill-suited roles, exacerbating labour shortages.

Despite the tight jobs market, many Australians without qualifications or work experience are struggling to get their foot in the door, a report by not-for-profit Anglicare Australia has revealed.

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