Government departments with their one size fits all approach to everything.
I am a single parent and want to be home before and after school for my son, so have worked from home for the past 4 years doing database, spreadsheets, etc on contract basis, dont work hard but earn more I would working part time in school hours on wages.
As I dont earn bundles the government tops up my earnings by a few hundred $$ a fortnight. These payments are reliant on me working part time at least 30 hours per fortnight, which I consider I do and earn over X$ for the work, which I do.
This has been fine for 4 years but now some idiot has decided that because I dont actually go into a work place for 30 hours a fortnight, I am not actually working and therefore need to get another job.

The amount I earn doesnt matter, the government would rather I earn less, so they can give me more, so on their records it shows me going into a workplace. And no we cant put your home address as your place of work.
No room for common sense here this is the governemnt policy.

So while I wait 2 weeks to see someone higher up the food chain to sort this out, starting tommorow I am now required to go into some job agency every day during school hours and apply for jobs I dont need or want, instead of doing the work I already have to do at home.
And they wonder why people loose the plot.
