One of Australia's biggest meat processors says the Federal Government's JobSeeker program is such a good deal the unemployed are not applying for jobs.
The company says the Government's JobSeeker payment is too high
JobSeeker recipients can receive up to $1,300 a fortnight, but the Government has announced it will reduce the payments from September 24.Mr Langbridge said the government had done well to keep the economy primed, but financial aid was putting people off applying for jobs. Mr Langbridge said the vacancies included jobs for cleaners, butchers, tradespeople and administration workers.
He said the shortfalls were being felt most acutely in parts of the state's west, where the grain harvest was shaping up to the biggest in five years."They're earning very good money sitting at home on their couch picking up JobKeeper and JobSeeker," he said.
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