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An employee who alleged he was bullied and harassed at work has won his psychological injury claim, with a commission finding that as long as the events were "real" it did not matter that his perception of them was flawed.

NSW Personal Injury Commission Member Josephine Bamber accepted that the events alleged by the employee did occur, which caused him to view his work environment to be hostile, and it wasn't relevant that his perception was, at times, unreasonable.

The Trafx Pty Ltd casual traffic controller claimed he had suffered a psychological injury as a result of bullying and harassment experienced in the course of his employment. He sought lump sum compensation for permanent impairment...