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A manager was not forced to resign, but rather engaged in a clear strategy of undermining his own return to work because "he wanted to be dismissed", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his general protections claim.

The account manager argued that labour hire company FIP Group, and its parent company's divisional head of people, took unlawful adverse action against him after he complained about workplace bullying and made a workers' compensation claim for anxiety.

Commissioner Stephen Crawford heard the latter claim was initially denied, on the basis that the manager's condition arose from reasonable management action.

It was later accepted following a review, however the manager subsequently refused to participate in rehabilitation, and his compensation payments ceased...