The Jobs Game (HD)
The US giant Maximus Inc. is a leading player in the business of government welfare to work outsourcing around the world. This report investigates the corruption of their billion dollar contract with the Australian government.
"When you walk in the door, the company is paid up to $587. Find a job and they claim up to $385. Stay in the job for three months: up to $2,900", explains reporter Linton Besser. Stories of those exploited by employment agency Maximus reveal that their 'Max Employment' contract has been massively corrupted. The firm's fraudulent activities include bumping up hours of their customers and inflating their wage records to claim bigger fees, as well as falsifying vital evidence to support claims from the taxpayer. "About 80 per cent of claims that came through had some sort of manipulation on them", reveals one whistleblower. The Maximus division has fraudulently stolen hundreds of millions from the Australian tax payer. Could this be indicative of the state of their government contracts elsewhere in the world?
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