Nearly 2/3 BBC employees who perpetrate bullying, harassment or sexual harassment 'aren't facing disciplinary action'

Nearly 2/3 BBC employees who perpetrate bullying, harassment or sexual harassment 'aren't facing disciplinary action'

A new report has stated that around two-dozen BBC employees found to have engaged in bullying, harassment or sexual harassment in the workplace have not faced disciplinary action. The revelation came from a request under the Freedom of Information Act made by Deadline, which uncovered that of 39 upheld or partially upheld complaints, only 13 saw disciplinary action taken as a result and one person was dismissed. It found that, between March 2021…

BBC Employees Keep Jobs After Sexually Harassing Colleagues

EXCLUSIVE: BBC employees are keeping their jobs even when they have been the subject of an upheld sexual harassment complaint, Deadline can reveal. The UK national broadcaster upheld five formal sexual harassment grievances in the three years to March 2024, with a further case being partially upheld. Only one employee was fired for wrongdoing during […]