Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against Older Australians and Australians with Disability Submission No 47 Name Janeien Woollam Submission made by Older Australian in work Australian with disability in work ☒ Submission regarding Older Australians/ Australians with Disability / Both Your experience Have you (or the person you are submitting on behalf of) experienced employment discrimination? Yes No Not sure Did you take any action in relation to the employment discrimination you experienced? Yes No Please tell us more, for example, what action you took and how effective you felt it was; or why you chose not to take any action. I have had a number of temp positions since returning to Australia in 2010. The first full time position I was offered was because I had experience in a certain software package and they needed holiday cover. I was offered a permanent position when the person returned from Holiday. Then after a year the company was sold and half the people were made redundant. Even though there were people who started after me I was chosen. As there was no explanation I can only assume it was to do with my age and disability. I had praise for my work and I try not to jump to conclusions. I
Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against Older Australians and Australians with Disability Submission No 47 Name Janeien Woollam Submission made by Older Australian in work ☒ Australian with disability in work Submission regarding Older Australians/ Australians with Disability / Both Your experience Have you (or the person you are submitting on behalf of) experienced employment discrimination? Yes No Not sure Did you take any action in relation to the employment discrimination you experienced? Yes No Please tell us more, for example, what action you took and how effective you felt it was; or why you chose not to take any action. I have had a number of temp positions since returning to Australia in 2010. The first full time position I was offered was because I had experience in a certain software package and they needed holiday cover. I was offered a permanent position when the person returned from Holiday. Then after a year the company was sold and half the people were made redundant. Even though there were people who started after me I was chosen. As there was no explanation I can only assume it was to do with my age and disability. I had praise for my work and I try not to jump to conclusions. I
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