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An employer that dismissed a worker must now face his general protections claim, despite its lateness, after his representative made errors during lodgement, followed by an "embarrassing" extension request.

The worker was employed by Titan Recruitment Pty Ltd in February 2020 and on-hired to Calibre Professional Services One Pty Ltd until 2 September 2022, when a Calibre manager informed him he was no longer required due to performance issues.

Calibre's HR manager confirmed this to the worker and to Titan, which gave him one day's notice of the termination of his employment, as set out in his contract...