Ex-chief rounds on defiant employer in ill-health row

摘要

A council managing director forced to retire after suffering mental health problems as a result of her job, this week launched a scathing attack on her former employer - which is defying local government secretary Eric Pickles' advice on backdating ill-health payments. Christine Laird, who was forced from her role at Cheltenham BC after developing severe depression and post-traumatic stress brought on by work-related pressures, has told The MJ that she 'can't move on' until the council admits its failings. Ms Laird is also demanding that the council agrees to pay E75,000 in damages still owed to her, two years after a major court case. Ms Laird joined Cheltenham in 2002, but says she was subjected to severe pressure for 18 months following a rapid change of political leadership, which led to her falling ill and considering suicide.