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A candidate who accused an employer of offering him a lower salary based on his skin colour and race has been blocked from pursuing a general protections claim, after the Fair Work Commission found he wasn't dismissed when his job offer was revoked.

The candidate made a general protections claim involving dismissal, but Hi-Reach Rentals objected on the basis he never became an employee.

The Commission heard that on 13 October last year, the employer offered the candidate an accounts receivable position, with a salary of $75k per annum, to start on 23 October.

The candidate accepted the offer, and the employer's administration manager emailed him some onboarding information, copying in the managing director...