Australian job providers under investigation for demanding payslips from jobseekers
by Stephanie Convery and Cait Kelly from World news | The Guardian on (#6N92V)
Action comes after a Guardian inquiry in April revealed private providers were using extreme methods to retrieve payslips and claim public money
The federal department of employment and workplace relations has investigated job services providers who demand jobseekers provide payslip information so the company can claim public money, but has so far taken no action against them.
Department officials were questioned on Monday during Senate estimates, after a Guardian Australia investigation in April revealing that many job services providers were hounding jobseekers for payslips.
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