— The “barnyard-like” atmosphere of sexual banter and gestures around the office helped convince a New Brunswick adjudicator to reverse the firing of a probation officer for sexual harassment. “A mitigating consideration here is … the cited ‘office culture’ of the Moncton probation office,” he wrote. There was also testimony in the hearing that Kelly was seen “humping” door frames of female co-workers. However, Breen noted that Kelly testified other male employees made similar humping motions in the office. He also wrote that earlier intervention might have been wise in incidents that supervisors were aware of.

Source: National Post August 19, 2016 14:03 UTC