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Former PwC partner claims stress discrimination
A former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has taken the company to an employment tribunal, alleging disability discrimination following his redundancy while on sick leave.
Colin Tenner, formerly an equity partner at PwC in Belfast, claims his redundancy was a “sham” and merely an excuse to force his departure while he on was extended leave suffering from workplace stress.
Tenner, who specialised in public-sector consulting, went on sick leave in September 2007 and was subsequently diagnosed as suffering from stress, chronic fatigue, acute anxiety and severe depression. He was served 12 months’ notice of redundancy by PwC in February 2009.
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