Whistleblower was pushed to breaking point by Demant Director

Pernille Illum was signed off from work with stress and was told it was her own fault by her Demant boss. In January 2023, she helped start an avalanche that led to layoffs at the hearing firm.
Pernille Illum feels that her boss at Demant Diagnostics wore her down and has been essentially unable to work since her stress diagnosis. | Photo: Carsten Bundgaard
Pernille Illum feels that her boss at Demant Diagnostics wore her down and has been essentially unable to work since her stress diagnosis. | Photo: Carsten Bundgaard

In January 2023, Pernille Illum’s boyfriend showed her a series of sensational emails that a former colleague had just forwarded. The original sender was a senior executive at hearing aid group Demant, and in the email correspondence - which had been sent to contacts throughout the company - the person made spectacular accusations of management failure in the Diagnostics arm of the group.

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