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University staff call for ‘RoboBoss’ program to reclaim “wasted billions” in JobKeeper payments
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has slammed the Morrison Government for the $12.4b that was wasted on companies which experienced no downturn in revenue during 2020.
The Union is calling for the return of that money and the reallocation to job-rich sectors which experienced mass job losses, like higher education.
“For a small portion of the JobKeeper money that was wasted on corporate handouts to profitable companies, we could have saved the 21,000 jobs lost from higher education,” said Dr. Alison Barnes, NTEU National President.
“We know of 1000 planned job cuts that are yet to be finalised; with a tiny fraction of this money these could be immediately saved.”