Former Olympus chief settles unfair dismissal case
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Former Olympus chief settles unfair dismissal case

Tōkyō : Japan | May 29, 2012 at 4:48 AM PDT
Source: The Guardian
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Luke Macgregor/Reuters The former boss of Olympus who was sacked after blowing the whistle on a £1.1bn fraud at the electronics firm has reached a last-minute provisional settlement with the Japanese company. Michael Woodford was claiming up to $60m (£38m) for unfair dismissal after repeatedly... FULL ARTICLE AT The Guardian
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Olympus ousted British CEO Michael Woodford on October 14, 2011, six months after appointing him
Olympus ousted British CEO Michael Woodford on October 14, 2011, six months after appointing him
 
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