Scrape Gloating the Unemployed! By James Reed
Yep, blame the short fall on worker bees for the sacred economy upon the unemployed, especially those who put in honest resumes. An airwave jockey has been slamming these dole bludgers, clogging up the economy, although he does not cite how many are putting in alleged shonky resumes saying, I do not have any relevant skills. Well, maybe they don’t and are being honest. Maybe this airwave jock should be blaming schools for being woke, and soft on teaching relevant workplace skills. As always, go for the soft targets.
“Ben Fordham has slammed 'dole bludgers' for deliberately handing in bogus resumes to jobs so they can continue to receive Centrelink payments.
The 2GB host unloaded on welfare recipients who were not putting in enough effort to find work and intentionally handing in rubbish CVs to potential employers.
He accused the 'dole bludgers' of deliberately remaining unemployed so they could continue to receive Centrelink payments and take taxpayers 'for a ride'.
'I have absolutely no skills whatsoever. I made it to 10th grade,' Fordham read from one resume on Friday.
'Does that sound like someone who is keen to land a job, or is Jack only applying for one so he can keep the dole?'
Fordham read out another resume written by a woman called Alannah.
'I'm currently employed with two cash jobs,' he read. 'I'm only applying for this position to complete my job plan with Centrelink. Apologies for any time wasted.'
The comments made by Fordham marks his latest spray against dole bludgers with the radio host partly blaming them for a massive shortage in workers.
Fordham said in March new data had revealed there were up to 900,000 Australians currently receiving JobSeeker payments.
He said to be eligible for the scheme, recipients had to be actively seeking employment and be physically able to work.
'But let's be real here - not everyone is looking for a job,' Fordham said.
'Not everyone wants a job and the measures in place are not working. Every day we hear another story about staff shortages.'
The radio host said despite moves to bolster the workforce with 175,000 foreign workers, backpackers and international students, it wouldn't fix the issue.
'The truth is, there are Australians who should be working but won't. They've become accustomed to welfare, they've become addicted to it,' he said.
'We've made it too easy for people to sit around while others do the heavy lifting and the workers are paying for it.'
Fordham in February urged Australians to rat on 'dole bludgers' refusing to work by calling the Employer Reporting Line.
'[The number is] 1300 361 241,' Fordham said. 'This is for if you know about people who refuse to get off their backside.'
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