Subject:  Ericsson Outrage, Per Segerback is "fired".....
Date:     Thu, 25 Nov 1999 102039 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" 
To:       emfguru 
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......I am in receipt of the following report from (FEB) in Sweden.....

I guess that what I don't understand is:  Does the firing of Per
Segerback relieve the company of its liability -- even though the
company is admitting that it was Per's employment (at Ericsson) which
caused his disability????

Roy Beavers (EMFguru)
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Subject: Ericsson Outrage



ERICSSON FIRES ELECTRICALLY SENSITIVE PER SEGERBACK

Long time electrically sensitive employee Per Segreback ( read about Per on:
http://www.feb.se/ARTICLES/ellemtel.html ) has been working  at Ericsson for
many years from his home until September 1999,  when he was suddenly fired
from Ericsson on November 22, 1999. The reason: his electric sensitivity. 

In Sweden a company rearely fires anyone unless for very good resons such as
there being no work. It is very rare indeed for a company to fire for
reasons such as an employees health problems or handicap --  indeed it is
illegal to discriminate against people with handicaps. No doubt the Swedish
Handicap Ombudsman will have his say on this also. For these reasons, the
largest  Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter, November 25 ,had a
prominent article on this very unusual behaviour from a Swedish company. 

A spokesman from Ericsson Goran Wittlock who is represented on the board  of
directors of Ericsson and thus speaks from on hig in the company, admits
that Per became electrically sensitive at his workplace, but that Per cannot
work there anymore. He told the newspaper that Per Segerback cannot work in
a team, but Per Segerback has told FEB that his work has always been in a
team and it has worked fine the last ten years. He is shocked and does not
understand the sudden change in company policy.

Officially, Ericsson will not admit that they have electrically sensitive
employees, but the grapevine has it differently. To these people, this
development must seem very scary indeed.

FEB
Sweden

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