IBM employee on sick leave for 15 years sues company for not increasing salary after getting almost Rs 55 lakh a year

Terminally ill worker sued company for not raising his £54,000 salary while he was off work for 15 years

A terminally ill worker sued his workplace for not raising his £54,000 salary for the 15 years he was on sick leave.Ian Clifford was initially signed off from tech firm IBM due to his mental health in 2008 and was later diagnosed with stage four leukaemia in 2012.Under the company's health plan, the 50-year-old had been guaranteed to receive £54,000 a year until the age of 65 - a total of more than £1.5 million.However, last year he sued the tec…

Ian Clifford: Critically ill worker sues IBM for not raising his pay while he was off work for 15 years

Ian Clifford: Critically ill worker sues IBM for not raising his pay while he was off work for 15 years BERKSHIRE, UK: A critically ill worker sued IBM for not raising his pay of $67,500 for the 15 years he was on sick leave. Ian Clifford, 50, said that "it's not greedy to want a pay rise" as he detailed his fears for his family's finances. Clifford was diagnosed with stage four leukemia in 2012 after he signed off work in 2008 on mental healt…

IBM employee on sick leave for 15 years sues company for not increasing salary after getting almost Rs 55 lakh a year

Clifford claims that IBM failed to increase his salary taking inflation into account, unlike other regular employees

An IT worker who has been on sick leave for 15 years sued IBM for not raising his $67,000 salary while he was off work. A judge threw out the case.

Ian Clifford, 50, has been on sick leave for 15 years. He sued IBM for not raising his salary in a decade, but an employment judge dismissed the case.

IBM worker on sick leave for 15 yrs gets Rs 55 lakh/annum, still sues company for not raising his salary

Clifford agreed salary was £72,037, but in 2013, after coming under companies disability plan he was paid £54,028 (roughly Rs 55.34 lakh) per year, and 25 percent was deducted.​​​ Clifford claimed that the salary allotted is 'not generous enough' and would 'wither' over time with inflation.

A worker who has been on leave for 15 years is suing his company for not raising his salary.