Reports, evaluations and reviews of various employment and workplace relations programmes.
The Employer Survey Papers explore employers’ awareness of, use of and satisfaction with services provided by Job Network.
The Employer Survey Report provides information on recruitment practices used by Australian businesses. This report is based on a survey of 6000 businesses across Australia and explores what recruitment methods are successful, and their awareness and use of Job Network in comparison to other recruitment agencies.
This report contains the results of research into the effectiveness of the Job Network. It includes net impact estimates for Customised Assistance, Job Search Training, Work for the Dole and Mutual Obligation.
This review by Access Economics considered and makes recommendations about NEIS Star Ratings for now and in the future.
This evaluation was conducted jointly between the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the Department of Family and Community Services.
This report presents measures of income support reliance, paid work and other participation activities before and after the introduction of AWT.
The Department of Family and Community Services commissioned several consultants to conduct research as part of the Australians Working Together (AWT) evaluation. Responsibility for the research transferred to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations in November 2004. Findings from the consultants’ research were used in the development of the AWT Report produced in November 2005.
Between December 2003 and June 2004, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations conducted a Pilot to explore strategies to engage Disability Support Pension (DSP) recipients.
The evaluation report presents further findings on outcomes from the Job Network Disability Support Pension Pilot and explores employer attitudes and perceptions governing the hiring of people with a disability.
Results of the Early Intervention and Engagement Pilot conducted between April and June 2005.
This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS).
The Government’s response to the Productivity Commission’s Review of Job Network provides comments against each of the Commission’s recommendations.
This review of the Employer Incentives Strategy investigates how Australian employers can provide jobs for people with disabilities today and into the future.
The Government’s Indigenous Employment The purpose of the evaluation is to assess how well the new arrangements are working, and to provide for policy adjustment over time in the light of experience.
The study examines the impact from referral to the programme or service as well as the impact from commencement in the programme.
This report on Job Matching provides insight into the performance of labour exchange services provided by the Commonwealth Government.
This report contains the results of research into the effectiveness of the Job Network.
This report presents the findings of research into Job Network Best Practice.
The Government's Evaluation Strategy for the Employment Services Market (Job Network).
Performance Profiles Archive
This report presents the findings of a research project undertaken during 2006-07, examining the operations and outcomes of the Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) program.
The research identifies, describes and explains the Australian job seeker segments and the underlying dimensions and characteristics on which the Australian model is based.
This report quantifies job seeker attitudinal segments and investigate whether job seeker characteristics, such as gender, age and length of unemployment, vary between the attitudinal segments.
The 2002 Job Seeker Survey Topic Papers explore job seekers' experiences with a range services provided by Centrelink.
This report presents the findings of the Jobseeker Account evaluation.
Quarterly reports containing information about placements, commencements and post labour market assistance outcomes.
A collection of reports by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic and Policy Research (CAEPR).
Access to mobile phones for the job seeker population continues to grow. To better understand the effects of access to a mobile phone a trial was conducted by the department over a three month period from February to early May 2004.
This report contains the results from the National Survey of Employers' Use of Job Network conducted by the Wallis Consulting Group in 1999
This NEIS Evaluation Report conducted by the Murdoch University - Centre for Labour Market Research presents the findings of an evaluation of the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS).
This study surveyed NEIS participants at three, six, twelve and twenty four months after completing NEIS assistance.
This report on Job Search Training, Intensive Assistance and Work for the Dole used a long-term study to provide insight into the performance of these programmes.
This study of NEIS Outcomes surveyed NEIS participants at three, six, twelve and twenty four months after completing NEIS assistance. The study examined the characteristics of NEIS participants and their businesses.
The Department of Family and Community Services commissioned a telephone survey of 1,001 new Disability Support Pension (DSP) customers. The purpose of the survey was to provide an improved understanding of the circumstances and characteristics of new DSP customers.
Executive Summary of the Preliminary Analysis Report of the Survey of New Disability Support Pension Customers
The Final Report presents the Reference Group's medium to long term recommendations. In addition, we set out some initial steps, which could be taken in the development of a new Participation Support System.
This paper reports the findings of a net impact study of Work for the Dole, assessed in terms of the proportion of job seekers that left unemployment benefits altogether (‘off benefit’).