BBC reaches settlement with female news presenters over discrimination claims
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Version 0 of 3. Four women reach resolution with corporation after claims they were victims of ‘rigged’ recruitment process Four female news presenters have reached a settlement with the BBC over claims they were the victims of a “rigged” recruitment process. Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera claimed they lost their positions on the BBC News channel as a result of the recruitment exercise, with their claims involving sex and age discrimination. The BBC has always said the application process was “rigorous and fair”. A settlement has now been reached with no admission of liability from the corporation. A three-week tribunal into the claims had been due to begin on Monday, but will now not take place. In a statement, the four women said: “We can confirm that we have reached a resolution with BBC management that avoids the need for a tribunal hearing in respect of our employment-related claims. “A protracted process lasting almost three years is now over. We’ve been deeply moved by the support we’ve received. We look forward to contributing further to the success of BBC News, especially to live programming and the growing streaming services that are so important to our audiences.” More details soon … |