ANTI-BULLYING – reasonable management action – s.789FC Fair Work Act 2009 – application for an order to stop bullying – applicant submitted he had been bullied by his manager in the course of his employment – applicant submitted that bullying took the form of repeated threats of dismissal, illegal punishments for unspecified transgressions and because he stood up for basic employee rights – Commission found applicant refused to carry out lawful instructions given by his employer and was warned that such behaviour put his employment at risk – Commission not satisfied any evidence existed which demonstrated that, even if the manager’s actions were unreasonable, the applicant’s health and safety was at risk – manager no longer has direct dealings with applicant, so no risk that applicant will continue to be bullied by manager – Commission satisfied manager’s actions constituted reasonable management action taken in a reasonable manner and that, even if such behaviour was unreasonable, no further risk was posed – application dismissed. Gillies
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