The year had started so well for Amy Thomas. She had two jobs, a car and was living out of home, and the future looked bright. Then the pandemic hit | benschneiders
“How do you apply for 10 jobs even if there aren’t any?” Dr Chesters asked. “Being employed is not just about money, it’s about having a regular routine, of being socially connected, of contributing to your community.”first interviewed Amy Thomas in March she was hoping to stay living out of home and trying to stay optimistic.Six months later she’s on JobSeeker and lockdown means she has not seen her mother since June.
“It’s actually a joke,” she says of searching for work. “There’s nothing out there and there’s so many people who are way more qualified than me as a 19-year-old.” “We have to say we don’t want that to happen again,” Dr Chesters said. "Young people should try to stay as long as possible in education, if they could. Two years of a VET qualification or starting uni looks better than two years of unemployment.”
“I have a fantastic landlady who gave me four months rent free. I’ve just used it [this time] as an opportunity to work on what the cafe needs to be next and spent the time renovating and cleaning.”Mr McKenzie hopes to relaunch South of Johnston in December, and meanwhile, a smaller cafe he owns nearby, Oxford Larder, has been given a makeover and kept open as a takeaway business. He is not sure he’d have been able to keep even his smaller number of staff employed without the JobKeeper subsidy.
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