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A manager wasn't forced to resign due to "ongoing psychological safety hazards"; rather, she just didn't like working for the employer, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Accepting that coworkers' complaints about the manager's behaviour were genuine, Commissioner Pearl Lim found they depicted a "spread of events" supporting a conclusion that she resigned "of her own volition".

The governance, policy and risk manager for registered First Nations charity General Gumala Foundation Trust took on the role on 7 January this year, resigning just 23 days later, on 30 January.

She subsequently lodged a general protections dismissal dispute, but the employer raised a jurisdictional objection, claiming her employment didn't end at its initiative...