Few suicide attempts are made because of current life circumstances. Yes, what's happening in your life today can contribute, but it's usually attempted by people with longer term issues, such as clinical depression, long-term drug or alcohol use, long-term physical health problems, and PTSD. I've been involved in the workings of the mental health system as part of my job for over 20 years. If all it took was bad working conditions or acute bad times, suicide attempts would be outrageously common during layoffs, divorces, etc . . . They're not. In my experience, few people without a mental health history will suddenly attempt suicide.
This is tragic, but blaming the employer is akin to blaming anyone else for a suicide attempt, whether it be co-workers, spouses, parents, police, politicians, teachers, or anyone or anything else. A few years back I was involved with a suicidal man who had a great job and a great family. His only strike against him was a history of depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder. Lack of sunlight, quite honestly, may have had more to do with this poor man than anything DLP did or did not do. Unrealistic expectations may also contribute, and perhaps he thought working at DLP would be one fantasy moment after another. Obviously, it isn't. Who knows what triggered it?
All of this is utter speculation, of course, but blaming the employer is usually pointless. The obvious question in response becomes: What should DLP have done beforehand? Time off? Anti-depressants? Eliminate all workplace stress? All of that is unrealistic over the long-term because eventually you have to go to work, you have to take your own responsibility for needed prescriptions, and we have to acknowledge that every job comes with stress or monotony or both. Employers are expected to make some accommodations, but you can't expect them to be an all-knowing and all-compassionate benevolent entity while expecting other employees to show up every day and do their jobs. I've worked with employees who have mental health issues (and seen litigation involving dozens more), and they can easily wear out everyone around them.
As I said, I feel sorry for the man, but a kneejerk "blame the employer" response is neither fair nor realistic. Instead, we should hope and pray that he gets the help he needs, whether it be counseling, medication, family therapy, light therapy, or simple attention from people who truly care. I hope he finds what he needs.