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Labour supplier must face claim from on-hire worker banned by host

A labour hire company that dismissed a worker at a host's request must now face his general protections claim, despite its lateness. Meanwhile the ruling is scathing of the employee's representative, noting its mistakes and questionable practices.

The worker was employed by Titan Recruitment Pty Ltd in February 2020 and on-hired to Calibre Professional Services One Pty Ltd until 2 September 2022, when a Calibre manager informed him he was no longer required due to performance issues.

Calibre's HR manager confirmed this to the worker and to Titan, which gave him one day's notice of the termination of his employment, as set out in his contract.

The worker then engaged Unfair Dismissals Australia Pty Ltd (UDA) to act on his behalf, claiming he was sacked because he had complained about workplace bullying and harassment...