Many single parents are looking for work to cope with the pressures of cuts to welfare payments and the costs associated with their children starting a new year at school. Picture: Thinkstock/ Brocreative Source: Supplied
CUTS to single-parent welfare have combined with the start of the school year to fuel a boom in applications for jobs in retail, hospitality, administration and health.
Spurred by the 64,000 mothers around the country who had their single parent payments cut by at least $60 per week on January 1.
As a result, many women have applied for positions employers have traditionally struggled to fill over the summer holiday period.
The start of the school year next week will create even more demand, as parents are relieved of their carer's duties and have time to look for work.
Employment service CareerMums director Kate Sykes said the normally quiet summer period has been a lot busier than usual.
"Comparing to last January, we are up by 65 per cent in new registrations on CareerMums which may have come about from the changes to the federal government allowances," she said.
"There has also been in increase in emails and phone calls from women highlighting their desperate circumstances to find a job.
"The start of school term always attracts more seekers and jobs."
On Google.com the search term 'jobs for mums' last week peaked to its highest point in the last 12 months.
"Searches for 'jobs for parents' are also up 39 per cent compared to the same time last year,"a Google spokesman said.
"'Maternity Leave' searches have sky rocketed since the government's announcement on January 1, more than tripling in the first few weeks compared to searches in December 2012.
"Searches for 'jobs for women' are on the rise in 2013."
The spike in job applications is part of a wider trend of more women in the workforce than ever.
The proportion women aged 20-74 in the workforce has increased from 60-65 per cent since 2001, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
During the same period the male participation rate went from 78-79 per cent.
Kate Wiechmann is the executive director of female employment service Dressed for Success in Sydney, which also has offices in Melbourne and Brisbane.
She said childcare, aged care, retail and hospitality are the biggest employers for women coming through their doors.
"We are going to see a further upswing of people in the next few months as they realise they can't cope without the money," she said.
"They would be going into those traditional industries. Quite often they are the primary carers in their families and will need to go back to work."
Top ten occupations for women returning to the workforce
Bookkeeping/accounting
Administration/reception
Customer Service
Call centre /help desk (shift work)
Banking teller positions
Retail/hospitality
Virtual assistants
School/childcare/aged care
Health (shift work)
Government
Tips for mums returning to work
- Do a skills audit on yourself. What have I done in the past? What skills have I acquired being a mum?
- Don't limit yourself to finding the perfect fit or the ideal part-time role.
- Apply for jobs you might not get. Let the employer screen you rather than screening yourself out from positions.
- Use your network family, friends, ex-colleagues and managers.
Source: CareerMums
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