Why we need to plan for a life after JobKeeper
JobKeeper helps workers keep their existing jobs, but it can’t do anything for those who are already unemployed or who need to switch employers.
As an emergency response to the potential mass unemployment created by the sudden lockdown, the Morrison government’s JobKeeper program has been reasonably successful.
An estimated 700 000 employers have signed up, accounting for 4.7 million workers.
On the other hand, the sign up of workers has been about one million less than expected.
Plenty of problems have emerged with limits on coverage.
Some reflect the difficulty of defining a ‘job’ in an environment in which permanent employment has been eroded in favour of casual employment and contracting and the gig economy.
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