Hill Times – Myriam Denis story reveals some questionable HR practices in PMO, say labour experts

The PMO bureau charged with resolving harassment complaints shouldn’t have reached out to a potential victim of inappropriate behaviour while a third-party investigation was ongoing, because such an action can hurt the integrity of the workplace complaints resolution process in the country’s top political executive office, say human resource and labour experts.

Claude-Éric Gagné, a staff member in the Prime Minister’s Office, resigned after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour, though he continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Ottawa Employment Lawyer Alex Lucifero, Managing Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, shared his legal insight on how the harassment complaints were handled, as well as the proper way to investigate claims of misconduct.

Read about this story, and Alex’s comments, here in The Hill Times.