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A medical opinion stating it was "possible" that a disciplinary meeting "may have had an impact" on an employee's psychological condition did not come close to clearing her employer of liability for the injury, a tribunal has found.

NSW Personal Injury Commission Principal Member Josephine Bamber found the employer hadn't discharged its onus of proving the injury was a result of disciplinary action or performance appraisal; rather, it was predominantly caused by interpersonal conflict.

The Bunnings Group Limited casual employee sought compensation for aggravation of a pre-existing adjustment disorder, which she claimed was caused by victimisation, harassment and bullying by her managers.

The employer accepted she had sustained a psychological injury, however argued it resulted from reasonable disciplinary action. It also disagreed that she had suffered any incapacity for employment...