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Despite the tight employment market, more than half of mature-age jobseekers aren't confident they could quickly find a new job, meaning it's time to think more broadly about how to support this cohort into work, a talent expert says.

A self-proclaimed anti-vaxxer "arguably" suffered discrimination on the basis of "social origin" when she was sacked for failing to meet a vaccination deadline, but the discrimination was not direct nor unlawful, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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In a case that highlights the importance of providing clear reasoning when refusing a vaccination-exemption request, a commission has found an employer's decision was unfair and unreasonable.

An employee has failed to prove that he was threatened with performance management and a role transfer because of his work-related injury, with a tribunal finding managers were just giving him "helpful suggestions".

A tribunal will now reconsider whether an employer discriminated against a female manager who earned less than her male colleagues, after an appeal court accepted it applied outdated concepts to her original claim.

It is not enough for organisations to passively reject racism; instead they need to become actively anti-racism, a new report says.

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Legal exemptions are allowing employers in gender-imbalanced industries to breach discrimination laws so they can build up their female talent pipelines.

An unsuccessful job applicant is arguing that because he was "outspoken and critical" of a recruitment process, an employer could have presumed he was involved in industrial activity and discriminated against him.