Suitable employment

Suitable employment varies between clients depending on their individual circumstances.

To meet their work obligations partners need to be available for or take reasonable steps to find suitable employment of:

• at least 30 hours a week (partners with full-time work obligations)
• at least 20 hours a week (partners with part-time work obligations)

When deciding on whether a job is suitable for a partner, you need to consider the following (but is not limited to):

• appropriate hours of employment, eg hours are not excessive
• access to childcare
• family commitments
• religious commitments
• jobs which offend strongly held views
• days of the week
• type of employment
• skills required
• experience
• location of the job
• wages
• number of hours per week is between 15 and 25 hours for partners with part-time work obligations
• number of hours per week is between 20 and 40 hours for partners with full-time work obligations

For more information see:

• Hours range for suitable employment
• Meeting job search requirements
• Employment trial period of up to 90 days
• Referrals to jobs with drug test requirements