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"Rude" and "misaligned" candidate cleared to claim discrimination

An unsuccessful job applicant banned from future recruitment processes for being "rude and offensive" has received the green light to pursue a discrimination claim.

The applicant claimed that RMIT University unlawfully discriminated against him in early 2020 when it refused to employ him for one of five roles, despite the fact he was "amply qualified, skilled and experienced".

It also discriminated against him, he alleged, when it essentially banned him from applying for future vacant positions; the talent acquisition senior manager said his emails demonstrated his "attitude, values, judgement and maturity are fundamentally misaligned with our organisation", and that he wouldn't consider the applicant for future positions nor respond to his further communications...