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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Simon Goodley

‘We’ll never be able to rebuild’: despair of ex-Vodafone franchisees and pressures on their mental health

Vodafone store
Vodafone is fighting a high court claim brought by 62 of its former franchisees. Photograph: John Keeble/Getty Images

When Adrian Howe drowned in August 2018, his family found some solace in the support of his longtime employer.

The bond between the 58-year-old and Vodafone – the multinational mobile phone group for which Howe had worked for 20 years – was so tight that his funeral featured a wreath shaped like the company’s speech mark brand.

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