Credit Suisse trader loses employment tribunal The misconduct was extremely serious [and] not explained or justified by any condition of disability. As a managing director in charge of European High Yield credits, Mr Mohamedali had a basic pay of £140,000 but earned a total annual package of £4.2 million. He joined Credit Suisse in 2003 and worked there until his dismissal in October 2009. In March 2009, he lost £17 million on the collapse of Basell Europe and said the loss further exacerbated his stress-related depression. He was admitted to the Priory clinic and said a psychiatrist there told him that "she had not seen someone so severely depressed in her many years of practice." Mr Mohamadeli claimed that he confided his suicidal feelings to his boss, Eraj Shirvani, head of European and Pacific Credit Trading, only to be told: "Tough luck, dude," and, "Pull yourself together." However, the tribunal dismissed the allegations after hearing evidence from Mr Shirvani. The tribunal said Mr Shirvani gave "compelling evidence" that Mr Mohamadeli never raised the subject of depression or suicide, and that he gave a "kind and generous" assessment of Mr Mohamedali in his evidence. In its judgment, the tribunal said: "All in all, the Tribunal preferred Mr Shirvani's evidence to the evidence of the claimant. It is the unanimous decision of the Tribunal to dismiss the complaints of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.