TV presenter wins fight about gender pay disparity at BBC
Samira Ahmed was paid £440 a programme after 2012, while Jeremy Vine was paid £3,000 for his, both of which rely on submissions from viewers
10 January 2020 - 18:05
London — A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) presenter who accused her employer of paying her one-sixth of what a man would get in her role, has won an employment fight after the tribunal ruled the public broadcaster discriminated against her.
Samira Ahmed, who presents Newswatch, a show that evaluates the BBC's news reporting, won her case at a London tribunal on Friday. She said that she was being paid significantly less than Jeremy Vine, who presents Points of View, a show she said was similar to her own...
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