# 2019-078 Harassment

Case summary

F&R Date: 2020-05-05

The Committee had to determine whether the grievor was treated fairly and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations, specifically in regard to her recorded warning (RW), her Category D repatriation from Operation SOPRANO, her Theatre Personnel Evaluation Report (PER) and the harassment complaint she submitted.

The Committee recommended that the Final Authority (FA) not afford the grievor redress in regard to the RW, finding that it was justified.

The Committee also recommended that the FA afford the grievor redress by changing her repatriation from a Category D to a Category A and by removing all reference to her repatriation from her Theatre PER and other personnel records. ,In addition, the Committee recommended that an investigation be conducted into the allegations of harassment submitted by the grievor.

FA decision summary

The Chief of the Defense Staff, as FA, agreed with the Committee's recommendation to direct the conduct of an investigation into the grievor's allegations of harassment. He agreed that the parties' comments were contradictory and that, as such, the responsible officer should have directed an investigation. He directed the Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command to proceed with an investigation. He did not address the Committee's recommendation to change the grievor's repatriation category. He also agreed that a remedial measure issued to the grievor was justified.