The human resources coordinator of the former Manoir Liverpool, a Lévis establishment at the heart of a storm during the first waves of the pandemic, was permanently terminated for sexual misconduct towards two employees.
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According to the decision of the Disciplinary Board of the Order of Chartered Human Resources and Industrial Relations Advisors of Quebec (CRHA/CRIA), the respondent Éric Picard allegedly made inappropriate comments of a sexual nature in 2020 and 2021 to two workers.
His behavior contravenes the Code of Ethics and the Professional Code. Picard worked at Liverpool Manor from July 2020 to April 2021.
The counselor also allegedly tried to deceive the assistant syndic of the Order, in addition to departing from a directive by trying to communicate with one of the complainants.
Permanent radiation
Éric Picard is therefore permanently removed from the roll of the Order as of the date of notification of the decision, i.e. April 7, 2022.
The Respondent had practiced this profession since 2015. He has no disciplinary history.
The respondent acknowledged that his remarks had no place and that he deserves a severe sanction, can we read in the decision.
For his part, the syndic explained that the offenses committed by the respondent “are very serious and are at the very heart of the practice of the profession. Finally, the Board also points to the respondent’s lack of empathy.
A story
Liverpool Manor was in turmoil for a year from the start of the pandemic.
The CISSS Chaudière-Appalaches investigation report on the management of the residence mentions behaviors that have compromised “the health, safety, integrity or well-being of several users”.
The report includes reports of residents improperly bathed, baths not given for periods of up to three weeks, residents being forgotten at mealtimes, and resident alarm bells being ignored by staff.
The owners had been the subject of an administrative investigation. In January 2021, the CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches terminated the special agreements with the Manoir.
The former owners are now suing the CISSS and the CAQ ministers Marguerite Blais and Christian Dubé for defamatory remarks about them and loss of business opportunities. They claim that they aborted a sale and claim compensation of 6.2 million.
The sale of Manoir Liverpool, which has since changed its name to Résidence Saint-Antoine, took place in April 2021 for $15 million.