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Agency overwork issue comes to the fore again after Ogilvy employee death in Philippines

on Feb 24, 2017 | 0 comments

By Charlotte McEleny

An employee of Ogilvy in the Philippines has died and reports are suggesting that overworking led to complications around pneumonia, ultimately leading to his death.

The reports bring up a very recent debate around this issue, after Dentsu in Japan found itself amid government investigations around the alleged ‘karoshi’; suicide of an employee that was also overworked. The news culminated in CEO Tadashi Ishii stepping down from his role at the start of this year.

According to a report on Ad Week, brand strategist Mark David Dehesa has been working late working on a project ahead of Read full story ›

Source: The Drum