NC-204 – Harassment

The Respondent found that the Alleged Harasser had not engaged in harassment towards the Appellant contrary to section 2.1 of the Code of Conduct. The Appellant appealed the Decision alleging that the Respondent had erred by not considering the allegations of harassment as a pattern of behaviour.

The Appellant alleged an error of law in the Respondent’s application of the harassment test because the Respondent did not consider the eleven allegations of harassment as a series of events, as required by RCMP policy. 

The ERC found that the Respondent committed an error of law by considering the eleven allegations of harassment individually and not as a series of events. 

The ERC recommended that the Commissioner allow the appeal and send the case back for redetermination by a new decision-maker. 

The Adjudicator agreed with the ERC Findings and Recommendations and as such, adopted the ERC Findings and Recommendations in their entirety as their reasons for concluding for that this appeal be allowed.