{"id":7062,"date":"2024-01-24T22:57:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T03:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T08:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:18:41","slug":"erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A 2023 Superior Court decision served as a reminder to employers to maintain integrity while terminating employees. A hotel manager was awarded $15,000 in moral damages plus other compensation for a termination he said was done in bad faith and that put his family in a vulnerable position, causing stress.<\/p>\n<p>The employee had been working for three years as the General Manager of the defendants, a resort and conference centre in Haliburton, Ontario, when he was let go with no cause. At the time he was told the reason for his termination was due to the resort\u2019s decision to retain outside management.<\/p>\n<p>The employee secretly recorded the termination meeting, which was submitted as evidence in his wrongful dismissal claim.<\/p>\n<p>Employment lawyer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/erinminuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erin Minuk of Miller Thomson<\/a>\u00a0in Toronto told HRD that while the recording played a part in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlii.org\/en\/on\/onsc\/doc\/2023\/2023onsc1324\/2023onsc1324.html#document\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the judge\u2019s decision,<\/a>\u00a0it was the employers\u2019 failure to comply with some basic requirements outlined in the Employment Standards Act (ESA) that influenced the court\u2019s decision.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcamag.com\/ca\/specialization\/employment-law\/promises-promises-moral-damages-awarded-to-gm-who-recorded-termination\/472971\">To read the full article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director: A 2023 Superior Court decision served as a reminder to employers to maintain integrity while terminating employees. A hotel manager was awarded $15,000 in moral damages plus other compensation for a termination he said was done in bad faith and that put his family in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[632,1],"insight-format":[415],"class_list":["post-7062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-publications","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director | Miller Thomson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director | Miller Thomson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director: A 2023 Superior Court decision served as a reminder to employers to maintain integrity while terminating employees. A hotel manager was awarded $15,000 in moral damages plus other compensation for a termination he said was done in bad faith and that put his family in a [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Miller Thomson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-25T03:57:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-17T12:18:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"L\u00e9a Foucault\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@millerthomson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@millerthomson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"L\u00e9a Foucault\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"L\u00e9a Foucault\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d1d84fb49b0afcbe03be07f38d8b0111\"},\"headline\":\"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-25T03:57:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-17T12:18:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/\"},\"wordCount\":188,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Publications\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"ItemPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/\",\"name\":\"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director | Miller Thomson\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-25T03:57:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-17T12:18:41+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Miller Thomson\",\"description\":\"National law firm providing business law expertise and litigation and disputes services for businesses across Canada since 1957.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Miller Thomson\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg\",\"width\":380,\"height\":50,\"caption\":\"Miller Thomson\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/millerthomson\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/miller-thomson-llp\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@millerthomson\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d1d84fb49b0afcbe03be07f38d8b0111\",\"name\":\"L\u00e9a Foucault\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb31131782758a347bfc1241f634d614def1744d45992649fec5fd5c08d3efb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb31131782758a347bfc1241f634d614def1744d45992649fec5fd5c08d3efb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"L\u00e9a Foucault\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director | Miller Thomson","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director | Miller Thomson","og_description":"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director: A 2023 Superior Court decision served as a reminder to employers to maintain integrity while terminating employees. A hotel manager was awarded $15,000 in moral damages plus other compensation for a termination he said was done in bad faith and that put his family in a [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/","og_site_name":"Miller Thomson","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/","article_published_time":"2024-01-25T03:57:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-09-17T12:18:41+00:00","author":"L\u00e9a Foucault","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@millerthomson","twitter_site":"@millerthomson","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"L\u00e9a Foucault","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/"},"author":{"name":"L\u00e9a Foucault","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d1d84fb49b0afcbe03be07f38d8b0111"},"headline":"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director","datePublished":"2024-01-25T03:57:57+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-17T12:18:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/"},"wordCount":188,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Publications"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["WebPage","ItemPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/","name":"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director | Miller Thomson","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-01-25T03:57:57+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-17T12:18:41+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/insights\/uncategorized\/erin-minuk-gave-an-interview-to-human-resources-director\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Erin Minuk gave an interview to Human Resources Director"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/","name":"Miller Thomson","description":"National law firm providing business law expertise and litigation and disputes services for businesses across Canada since 1957.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Miller Thomson","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg","width":380,"height":50,"caption":"Miller Thomson"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/","https:\/\/x.com\/millerthomson","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/miller-thomson-llp\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@millerthomson"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d1d84fb49b0afcbe03be07f38d8b0111","name":"L\u00e9a Foucault","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb31131782758a347bfc1241f634d614def1744d45992649fec5fd5c08d3efb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb31131782758a347bfc1241f634d614def1744d45992649fec5fd5c08d3efb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"L\u00e9a Foucault"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7062\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7062"},{"taxonomy":"insight-format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight-format?post=7062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}