James Egan, the chief executive and founder of the online learning company Shaw Academy, has not been working for the online education company since the end of May. It is not clear as yet why Egan has been placed on what his company described as “temporary leave as instructed by the board”. Egan continues to be a substantial shareholder in the business which at one stage was valued at over €100 million as it grew rapidly during Covid-19 as demand for online courses grew exponentially worldwide. The business however has faced many historic complaints from customers claiming they were charged…

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