A 'medically retired' IT worker tried to sue a tech giant for not raising his £54,000 salary for the 15 years he was off on sick leave.
Ian Clifford claimed he was a victim of 'disability  discrimination' despite being given a guaranteed salary by IBM until he turns 65.
This means he will have pocketed more than £1.5million from the company even though he has not worked since 2008, .
The senior IT worker argued the lucrative IBM health plan was 'not generous enough' because his £54,028 salary will wither over time due to . 
An employment tribunal in Reading, Berkshire, dismissed his claim and a judge told Mr Clifford he had been given a 'very substantial benefit' and 'favourable treatment'.
He started to work for American software company, Lotus Development in 2000, shortly after it was purchased by IBM in June 1995 for around £3billion. 
Ian Clifford claimed he was a victim of 'disability discrimination' despite being given a guaranteed salary by IBM until he turns 65 which would allow him to pocket more than £1.5million 
IBM, lesser known as the International Business Machines Corporation, is an American multinational technology corporation based in New York.

They have paid Mr Clifford's annual salary of £54,028 every year despite him not having worked since 2008
Mr Clifford, who studied at King's College London, went on sick leave in September 2008 until 2013. 
He then raised a grievance.
Under this he protested he hadn't received a pay rise and also complained about holiday pay for the five-year period.
In April, 2013, IBM offered a 'compromise agreement' which allowed  Mr Clifford to be put on the company's disability plan which prevents a person who is unable to work from being dismissed. 
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