Peter Lacy, former head of sustainability at Accenture, has accused CEO Julie Sweet of publicly shaming him and discriminating against him due to his neurological disability. The case sheds light on the challenges faced by large employers in accommodating neurodiverse employees.
The global boss of consulting firm Accenture has been accused of publicly “shaming” an ousted senior executive, who has alleged that the firm discriminated against him because of a neurological disability .
Mr Lacy, who was one of Accenture’s top global executives, is bringing claims of disability discrimination against the firm relating to a neurological issue, namely ADHD, compounded by post-traumatic stress and depression. He is also bringing an unfair dismissal claim against Accenture after he was made redundant as part of the firm’s plans last year to cut roughly 19,000 positions globally.The claim alleges that Mr Lacy was “frozen out of meetings, belittled by senior staff such as Ms Sweet ...
In the claim, Mr Lacy said the symptoms of his condition were exacerbated by unspecified stresses that caused him to struggle at work in the 12 to 18 months leading up to his dismissal. Mr Lacy also claimed that during a call in February 2023 with Ms Sweet and Bhaskar Ghosh, Accenture’s chief strategy officer, the former “engaged in a 15-minute tirade against in respect of a piece of work ... for no apparent reason”.
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