Administrative survey on Secretary of State Nathalie Elimas, accused of harassment in his cabinet

Half dozen people would be victims, according to two people who have worked since July 2020 in the cabinet of this human resources specialist.

Le Monde with AFP

Five sources revealed to the France-Presse Agency (AFP), Saturday, January 15, that Nathalie Elimas, Secretary of State for Priority Education, was the subject of an administrative investigation. She is accused of harassing collaborators within her cabinet.

The Ministry of National Education “confirms that there is a” ongoing “administrative investigation on the Human Resources operation of the m me elimas” cabinet. “There is no date arrested at this stage of the report,” said the department, even if four of the five sources have, for their part, mean that most of the hearings were made and the remission. of the report, imminent.

According to concordant sources, all Cabinet members, including M me elimas, have been heard. Many of them told AFP that the Secretary of State was reproached from the facts of “harassment” but also “abuse” towards employees. All preferred to keep anonymity. Half a dozen people would be victims, according to two people who have worked since July 2020 in the firm of this human resources specialist.

“Generalized Harassment”

One of these two sources evokes “many disease stops” and “departures of collaborators”. Another person who worked in the Cabinet evokes a “widespread” harassment problem. A third person evokes his “descent into hell”, insisting on the many “crises of anger”, from the one who was a member of Val-d’Oise until his arrival in the government, aiming for his collaborators, notably at meetings .

At least three sources also pointed out that employment within the cabinet of a very close to M me elimas, described by one of these sources as “untouchable”, would be the One of the components of this administrative survey. The cabinet did not comment.

Sitting Saturday by AFP, the 48-year-old Secretary of State entry to the government in July 2020, did not wish to comment, referring to those around him. “The Department has requested the General Inspectorate for Education, Sport and Research to conduct an internal inspection within the Office of the State Secretariat, in order to shed light on possible difficulties related to the relations of Work in the Cabinet “, confirmed the Office of the State Secretariat.

“This inspection started in early January and the conclusions must be rendered in the coming weeks, said this source to AFP. If malfunctions were to be updated by this report, it is obvious that all measures needed would be taken to remedy it. “

/Media reports.