THE GUARDIAN: Unions blame work-related stress for the deaths after many workers were forced to change jobs and relocate
The deputy chief executive of France Telecom has quit with immediate effect following the spate of suicides among its staff.
Louis-Pierre Wenes's departure comes less than a week after a France Telecom employee became the 24th since February 2008 to take his own life.
The telecoms firm announced this morning that Wenes had asked to be relieved of his duties, and that chief executive, Didier Lombard, accepted the request.
In recent weeks, France has been gripped by the series of suicides across the former state monopoly. Unions claimed workers are being driven to kill themselves by the pressure caused by a wide-ranging restructuring plan, under which many have been forced to change jobs and relocate. >>> Graeme Wearden | Monday, October 05, 2009
