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Employer defends banning applications from 'rude, aggressive' jobseeker

An employer didn't breach discrimination laws when it banned a job applicant from applying for future roles after he sent "abusive" emails to its recruiters, a tribunal has ruled.

The applicant alleged RMIT University had discriminated against him in early 2020 when it rejected his numerous job applications, and prevented him from further communicating with any of its staff, despite the fact he was "amply qualified, skilled and experienced".

He said it took these actions based on his age, employment activity, industrial activity, physical features, political beliefs, race, and religious beliefs.

Hearing RMIT's bid to dismiss the application, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Member Ian Scott found most of the applicant's claims lacked substance, but he concluded that RMIT had failed to discharge its burden in relation to potential age, race and industrial activity discrimination...