Breaking wind | Employee accused 'serial farter' colleague of bullying

Usually when an employee accuses a colleague of bullying, it is because they have been on the receiving end of someone’s vicious tongue, have faced the brunt of someone’s misuse of power or have been wrongfully denied of career progression.

However, The Register recently reported that one engineer found himself repeatedly fighting off his ‘serial farter’ colleague. The employee sought to appeal against a ruling that had previously rejected breaking wind as a form of workplace bullying, last year.

Last month, AAP newswire reported that David Hingst filed a lawsuit against his former employer which sought £966,732 ($1.8million) over bullying allegations but the case was turned down by the Supreme Court judge.

Hingst told the Court of Appeal that “flatulence was a form of bullying”. “I would be sitting with my face to the wall and he would come into the room, which was small and had no windows,” he told AAP after the hearing.