Following Genevieve’s departure from Camellia, Camellia holds interviews for another assistant. Emily has been invited for an interview. Emily went to the Camellia Head Office in Perth and interviewed with HR for the position of assistant chemist. The interview went very well. After a very long three weeks of waiting to hear from HR, Emily received a letter in the mail with that all-important Middlemist’s Red Camellia crest on the envelope. After tearing the envelope open, Emily is delighted to see that she has been offered the position! However, she is horrified to see that the delivery of the offer had been delayed and she had not received it until now. The offer expires that same evening. The letter states that she should respond in writing. Emily rushes to respond to her contact in HR by email, letting her know that she has just now received the letter and is happy to accept the position. The next morning Emily rings the HR department at Camellia to confirm receipt of her acceptance. The HR representative is very cold and says the following ‘Unfortunately I only received your email this morning. As it took you three weeks to reply, we have decided to offer the position to another candidate. Emily is very upset and tries to explain the situation to the HR representative. While the HR representative is sympathetic, she is not willing to acknowledge Emily’s acceptance. Instead, she tells Emily that she can offer her a different position, one that pays much less and is not in her field of expertise.

Can Emily enforce her original contract of employment? how can i advise her with IRAC format? 

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