BBC News Presenters Hold Settlement Talks As Legal Battle Looms Over “Sham” Hiring Process
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: A group of four female BBC News presenters are preparing to do battle with their bosses next week over what they describe as a “rigged” recruitment process — but there remains a chance that the women could settle.
Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera, and Annita McVeigh are set to begin their employment tribunal against the BBC on March 17 in London, marking the denouement of a dispute that has rumbled on for more than two years.
Deadline understands that the BBC has held talks about a deal that could halt the legal proceedings, but no settlement has been reached and nothing is guaranteed at this stage.
The BBC declined to comment ahead of the London Central Employment Tribunal hearing. Deadline has contacted Croxall, Giannone, Madera, and McVeigh for comment.
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