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There was no reasonable basis for an employee to believe he was being bullied; rather, he sought to "entrench" himself as a victim, the Fair Work Commission has found in refusing to issue stop-bullying orders.

The employee's perceptions of events and his refusal to take responsibility for his own contribution to his circumstances were consistent with an "embitterment disorder", Commissioner Sarah McKinnon accepted.

The APS employee had applied for stop-bullying orders against the Department of Finance and six individuals who interacted with him in their capacity as decision-makers in relation to his employment...