These 'job snob' claims don't match the evidence

Authors

Greg Marston, University of Queensland
Gaby Ramia, University of Sydney
Michelle A. Peterie, University of QueenslandFollow
Roger Patulny, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

137763

Publication Details

Marston, G., Ramia, G., Peterie, M. & Patulny, R. (2019). These 'job snob' claims don't match the evidence. The Conversation, 6 August 1-4.

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The Conversation

Abstract

The "job snobs" are back on the agenda. With some in the Australian government's own ranks arguing for a lift in the unemployment benefit, senior ministers appear to be upping the rhetoric about joblessness being a matter of choice for many.