What was the CES and why are people calling for it to return? The Commonwealth Employment Service grew out of a realisation that unemployment had been a policy choice, but it fell out of government favour in the late 1980s and was privatised in 1998, leaving many former staff mourning what was once possible. This film, made the Commonwealth Film Unit 1964 and directed by Alan Anderson was an informational film about the Commonwealth Employment Service conveying the services made available to peo