BBC presenter Samira Ahmed is preparing to give evidence on Wednesday in a dramatic court battle in which she is demanding that her salary mirrors that of a male colleague. In the first employment …
but encompasses the BBC’s television output. He hosted the show for a decade up to 2018, at which point his salary was cut to £1,300 an episode as part of BBC efforts to address its gender pay gap. Vine left“I just ask why the BBC thinks I am worth only a sixth of the value of the work of a man for doing a very similar job,” Ahmed said in a statement over the weekend, released through the National Union of Journalists , the trade union which is supporting her case.
Ahmed will take to the stand on Wednesday morning at the Central London Employment Tribunal as she sets out her case against her employer. The seven-day hearing was paused on Tuesday after a judge ordered the BBC to disclose documents that it was previously resisting releasing.are very different shows and that Ahmed’s salary compared favorably to that of her male predecessor Ray Snoddy. “is an entertainment programme with a long history and is a household name with the public.
Ahmed arrived at the Central London Employment Tribunal on Monday flanked by colleagues including Gracie and Naga Munchetty, who was
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