There would be some kind of waiting period, say 4 weeks before any wages were recoverable and then it would only be a percentage, perhaps 70%.

If Wickham is on 60K a week he alone would be 3.12M over a 12 month period just for basic salary, have no idea if there are additional costs of pension contributions etc

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.