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An employee who claimed he was "gaslighted" and bullied by colleagues more than a decade ago has been blocked from pursuing his discrimination claim, with a tribunal finding the lengthy delay in making his application was "inexcusable".

The former Suncorp Staff employee claimed he was discriminated against on the basis of his disability from 2005 up until he was forced to resign in 2011. Specifically, he alleged:

• his calls to the help desk were terminated;
• he was given the "third degree" after taking a sick day;
• a colleague said hello to him in the work kitchen without reason...