1. (a) The Department has a sexual harassment policy.
(i) Cases are managed through a multi-disciplinary team that consists of an official from the Employee Health and Wellness Unit for counselling purposes and an appointed official from the Labour Relations Unit to conduct an investigation and to initiate a disciplinary enquiry.
(ii) The Presiding Officer uses his or her discretion based on the facts and evidence presented by both the complainant and alleged perpetrator before determining a sanction.
2. (a) The total number of sexual harassment and assault cases reported in the Department are as follows:
(b) (i) Two cases are open and ten cases were concluded.
(ii) Out of the ten cases that were concluded, one case was withdrawn.
(iii) Two cases remain open and the enquiries are still in progress.
(c) The sanctions issued to individuals found guilty were four dismissals, four written warnings and one employee resigned before the sanction was issued.