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A worker's employment didn't significantly contribute to his mental stress, a tribunal has ruled, finding his "personality dysfunction" would have caused psychological symptoms regardless of his workplace.

The Australia Post dock marshal sought workers' compensation in June 2020, initially claiming his injury was caused by being wrongly accused of failing to collect parcels, and that the allegation was motivated by his failure to say hello to a colleague.

But the employer denied liability, noting its managers' conduct towards the employee was reasonable administrative action taken in a reasonable manner.

In seeking reconsideration of its decision, the employee provided further details of events between 2018 and 2020 that allegedly caused his injury, including "constant bullying, discrimination, sexual taunts and abuse of management power" by the employer's facility manager, his supervisor, and co-workers...