Alleged misconduct at police college leads to unjustified disadvantage grievance
A police constable has been awarded $6,000 in compensation after the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found he was unjustifiably disadvantaged by the Police's handling of a misconduct allegation during his training.
The case stems from when the constable was a recruit at the Royal New Zealand Police College in October 2023, where a fellow recruit accused him of inappropriate conduct.
According to the allegations, the recruit allegedly used his body weight to pin his fellow recruit against a wall and, in another incident, was said to have touched her buttocks as they ascended a stairwell.
He was called into a meeting in October 2023, handed a letter outlining the allegations, and immediately stood down from duty for a period of 30 days.
He was escorted from the college and barred from graduating with his cohort, which was due to happen in approximately three days' time. The Police launched both a criminal and an employment investigation, but criminal charges were ultimately not pursued.
The employment investigation also concluded that both allegations against the recruit were not upheld. He was called back in March 2024 and was later attested as a Constable in April 2024.
The recruit lodged a personal grievance, arguing that the process was unfair and that he was not given an opportunity to respond to the suspension or to have a support person present.
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