Originally Posted by
BuzzBox
Age and gender related discrimination might be 'protected' under Australian law, but it still occurs in workplaces all over Australia. It goes without saying that no prospective employer would ever admit to such practices. If you believe you have a case, then you have every right to make a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission:
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-w...imination-2012
See my post above.
The HRC have zero rights to take any action.
They will however, agree to facilitate a conciliation on the matter, only if the HRC commissioner believes that the employer is stretching the laws. Once
the employer fails to reply then it all ends.
The only compelling reason I can see for the employer to respond in any way, is to defend themselves early on so that when (if) it does to go a court, then they will have been seen to be attempting to participate and this try to defend any bad press if they lose.