BBC seeks to settle equal pay cases ahead of Samira Ahmed tribunal verdict
Broadcaster in apparent attempt to avoid repeat of tribunal embarrassment
The BBC has approached women who are bringing equal pay cases against it to discuss potential settlements, in an apparent attempt to head off a repeat of Samira Ahmed’s employment tribunal in which embarrassing details of the corporation’s inner workings were made public.
Individuals with knowledge of the equal pay cases said some women who were preparing to follow Ahmed and take their cases to tribunal, having exhausted internal BBC processes, were being approached and asked if they would be interested in a settlement.