Who is Shannon Burns? Tech exec fired for sleeping in a sauna in Austria now set to win £76 million in compensation

Shannon Burns, a senior technology executive who was fired after sleeping in a sauna during a work trip, has recently won the right to pursue £76 million (roughly ₹964 crore) in compensation, which could be the largest payout ever awarded by a British employment tribunal.

According to The Independent, Burns, who suffered disability discrimination, could be in line for the largest-ever payout against Gitpod, a company now owned by artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI.