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A jobs fair was held in Newham to help young Black men overcome the unemployment disparities they face compared to their white peers.

Fortune 500 diversity consultants said the historic moment in US society could have ripple effects in C-suites.

The 150-page review, conducted by Boston Consulting Group, looked into the $1bn-a-year Disability Employment Services (Des) program. The government had further regulated the system in 2018. The result, Boston Consulting Group found, was a windfall for some providers while outcomes for jobseekers went backwards. The Des program is set up for people whose primary barrier to work is a disability. There is also the larger flagship Jobactive program, whose myriad issues have also been covered by the Guardian. Three years ago, the government moved to introduce more competition into the Des program....

28 May 2021 With a Boston Consulting evaluation finding that the new model of Disability Employment Services is not better at helping people with...

The quarterly ratings rank the performance of the jobactive providers in 1,700 locations around Australia, as well as the smaller disability employment services program. Providers were told in early February that the suspension of the star ratings would last until the Australian Bureau of Statistics resumes producing a specific labour market dataset and the department was satisfied that the ratings could be calculated fairly. The final ratings until then would be from September 2020. Some providers privately welcomed the suspension, having warned that the ratings would be compromised by the s...