France Telecom execs jailed over workplace bullying
By 
Neil Hodge2019-12-20T18:36:00
The ex-chief executive of France Telecom and two other former executives have been jailed for pursuing a cost-cutting policy that was so severe it led to a spate of employee suicides.
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