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bossi
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posted 15 June 2021 11:25
Here's another story from the newspapers - any comments?Army group takes off - Grievance board faces 500-strong backlog
Canada's soldiers now have their very own labour relations board -- and there is already a backlog of 500 cases for it to wade through.
The Canadian Forces Grievance Board officially began operations yesterday and will hear complaints regarding pay, harassment and promotion problems based on claims of discrimination.
Unlike the military ombudsman's office set up a couple of years ago to investigate claims of wrongdoing and chain-of-command issues, the board will not accept complaints directly from individuals and will only handle matters referred by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Maurice Baril.
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But chairman Paul-Andre Masse said the defence chief will be required by the rules to refer most grievances that cannot be resolved through the chain of command.
Most of the board's hearing will be in secret and individuals will not be identified, but in cases of great public interest they could be done in public, Masse said.
The quasi-judicial board can subpoena witnesses, but its rulings will not be binding, although Baril will have to provide reasons if he ignores a decision, said Masse.
Meanwhile, a task force set up by Baril to review findings that soldiers tried to poison their warrant officer is to deliver its findings tomorrow.
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