British TV’s New Anti-Bullying Tsar Has Role Scaled Back After Facing Misconduct Complaints
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The British television executive hired to clean up bullying and poor working conditions in the industry has had her role scaled back after she was the subject of multiple misconduct complaints, Deadline can reveal.
Sarah Swingler was appointed late last year as project lead for the new, broadcaster-backed Action for Freelancers (AFF) group, with a remit to help safeguard the UK’s freelance community and resolve long-running bullying issues that have plagued the sector.
The group is funded by the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, Sky, and UKTV, while Amazon Prime Video was the first streaming service to back the initiative.
At the time of Swingler’s hire, the Film & TV Charity (FTVC) boss Marcus Ryder said she was “ideally placed” to improve working conditions.
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