# 2017-011 Careers, Compassionate Posting

Case summary

F&R Date: 2019-03-06

The grievor indicated that he had submitted two compassionate posting requests that were not processed in accordance with applicable policies–a breach by his superiors in the Integrated Personnel Support Unit that caused him harm. He also felt that he had not been treated with dignity and respect and condemned his superiors' inaction and lack of support. The greivor was asking for an investigation into the ill-treatment he suffered.

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) considered that the main issues raised in the grievance were resolved since the grievor was finally transferred following the filing of the grievance.

The Committee found that the compassionate posting requests had not been processed in accordance with existing policies, but that the grievor was granted the requested remedy, having been transferred following the filing of his grievance. The Committee also concluded that there was no indication of ill treatment by the grievor's chain of command, but that the grievor would have benefited from rigorous follow-up and specific and concrete actions rather than what appears to have been a sometimes slow and deficient handling of his case and rather informal management by his chain of command.

The Committee concluded that the grievor had been aggrieved, but that the appropriate remedy had already been granted. However, considering the context and statement of the CAF regarding the functions of the Integrated Personnel Support Unit, the Committee recommended that the importance of establishing an appropriate structure to coordinate and facilitate the care and administrative support of injured and sick members, through a service delivery model focused on the needs of the member, be reiterated. 

FA decision summary

The Director - Canadian Forces Grievance Authority, as the Final Authority (FA), agreed with the Committee's findings and recommendations.  He noted that the grievance was resolved, since the grievor obtained the transfer he was seeking despite delays in processing his requests. The FA also agreed with the Committee's observations with regard to the handling of the grievor's requests that, while delays and mishandling occurred, it did not constitute ill-treatment that would justify an investigation as requested by the grievor. The FA mentioned that his decision letter would be forwarded to the Director Casualty Support Management so he could draw his own conclusions.