I have been in these medical profile shoes where my future career was determined and ended as result of years of speaking up on workplace harassment. Think about it and ask yourself is it a coincidence that the duty to accommodate was a failure or something else?
“Laura Lee Kelly, formerly the commander of an Edmonton-area RCMP detachment, filed a statement of claim with Court of Queen’s Bench in June, alleging she was discriminated against on gender and mental health grounds.”
“Kelly worked for the RCMP in Alberta between 1992 and 2016. In the statement of claim, she said she was diagnosed with PTSD and addiction disorder in April 2014. After being referred for treatment at the Operational Stress Injury Clinic in Calgary, she was put in a graduated return to work position in Strathmore, Alta. When she received a copy of her medical file, she learned that she had received a permanent designation that would prevent her from carrying out operational duties.”
“Following this development, Kelly alleged, her husband, who is also an RCMP officer, received notice that he would be transferred to Kitimat, B.C. However, a condition of the new job was that Kelly would agree she was not eligible to work in “E” Division — the RCMP’s B.C. headquarters, according to the document. ”
For those who are not in policing having a medical designation that restricts operational duties limits the detachments one can work. Therefore limiting the opportunities of continuing employment. It is another way to remove people. Would there be a more creative way to assist this RCMP couple and maintain their training, knowledge, skills and experience that benefit society and the RCMP?
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/former-mountie-sues-rcmp-for-constructive-dismissal-following-ptsd-diagnosis