His line manager at the FCA in 2013, Gavin Stewart, said he had found it hard to properly appraise Sigismund’s performance due to the fact the two were “unable to fully agree” on his objectives. The tribunal said, upon hearing various findings, that it was not surprised by this.
It said: "Given the exceptionally high opinion the claimant had of his own work – we note the, seemingly unironic, references to Moses and Galileo – we find it unsurprising that there was no meeting of minds."
Speaking on the judgement, an FCA spokesperson said: “We are sorry that this ever came before Tribunal, but pleased that it found overwhelmingly in our favour.”
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