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An employer has defended rejecting a job applicant, who was seeking $1 million and an apology after claiming its decision not to hire him amounted to age discrimination.

Accepting the employer's contemporaneous interview file notes and eye-witness accounts as reliable evidence, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal dismissed the claim as "vexatious, misconceived and lacking in substance".

In April 2025, Creating Links (NSW) Ltd shortlisted the applicant for a casual out-of-home care support worker role. It conducted an initial phone screening interview with him, then an in-person interview on 1 May.

Four days later, the employer notified him by email that his application had been unsuccessful, and he replied that he was "chocked (sic)" he wasn't chosen for the role...