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There was a "significant degree of unreality" in an employee's claim that his employer no longer wanted to be bound by their contract, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, finding he wasn't forced to quit.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission employee made a general protections claim involving dismissal, but the employer objected on the basis he resigned voluntarily.

The Commission heard that in late 2019, the employee entered into an individual flexibility arrangement (IFA) and as a result was paid 5% above the salary cap for his classification under the relevant enterprise agreement.

In late 2022 he sought to increase this to 15%, but while the ACCC agreed to a new IFA, it didn't adjust his pay as requested, and he felt aggrieved...