An Australian recruitment agency has blown the whistle on “dole-bludgers” who have been caught handing in “dodgy” resumes in order to keep their welfare.
Superior People Recruitment Director Graham Wynn told 2GB Radio on Monday he has dobbed in almost 2000 people to Centrelink over the past two months.
“That’s 20 per cent of all the resumes … people on benefits who really shouldn’t be on benefits.” he said.
“You know, that’s more than one in five job applications submitted.”
Mr Wynn said he received resumes that outwardly admit to being fake, with some quoting “I don’t want a job, but I have to apply – sorry for wasting your time”.
Applicants were called out for listing fake numbers and emails so employers could not contact them in receipts obtained by Ben Fordham last week.
One applicant even stated he had “no skills whatsoever” and only made it to the tenth grade.
Mr Wynn said welfare recipients often apply for jobs they are not qualified in to reach their quotas.
“I’ve been receiving these [resumes] for many, many years. And it’s dramatically increased since Covid,” he said.
“In my opinion, it’s not an attempt to find work, it’s just to fulfil an obligation and get more money.”
Almost 900,000 Australians are currently on the Jobseeker payment after a dramatic increase since the Covid pandemic kicked in.
In order to be eligible for the scheme, recipients had to be actively looking for a job.
Welfare recipient Ben Hoy, 37, told reporters he had been on Centrelink but for last two decades.
The father-of-two admitted he has not had full time work since he was in his late teens.
The welfare payment costs the Australian economy a whopping $27 billion per year.
