The complainant, an Operational Manager at a detention centre, grieved a three-day suspension imposed for damaging a computer monitor in a fit of anger.
The complainant argued the discipline was unwarranted because he was suffering from undiagnosed PTSD at the time, which mitigated his conduct, and that he was denied procedural fairness.
The Public Service Grievance Board dismissed the complaint, finding no denial of procedural fairness.
Applying arbitral jurisprudence, the Board held that while the complainant was later diagnosed with PTSD, there was insufficient medical evidence establishing a causal nexus between the diagnosis and the specific act of workplace misconduct to excuse the behaviour.
