Parliamentary staffers whose services are dispensed with by their employing MP under s 20(1)(f) of the MOPS Act cannot bring victimisation claims under ss 210 and 213 of the IR Act against the State, because the termination occurs by operation of statute rather than by any action of the employer; however, the Commission retains jurisdiction over victimisation claims relating to detrimental conduct short of termination.
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