News International shows 'duty of care' to sacked executive

News International has paid money to the News of the World's assistant editor Ian Edmondson since he was fired, according to a diary item in the Independent on Sunday . It is alleged that although it did not pay him a salary, it did make "duty of care" payments to his family until "quite recently." These have come to an end. Edmondson was fired in January following revelations in court documents linking him to phone-hacking . The item claims that he "is less than happy with his former employers." It also says he has been "under a lot of pressure recently." Well, he would be, wouldn't he? Source: Independent on Sunday