Saturday, February 09, 2013

Hundreds of staff testify to bullying and sexual harassment at the BBC...

More than 850 staff members have raised concerns about an "abusive management culture", sexual harassment and bullying at the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Private consultants have been contacted by scores of employees after being called in to undertake a review of the BBC's workplace culture. The review followed revelations that former TV host and DJ Savile had sexually abused children on BBC premises.

In an internal email Lucy Adams, the BBC's director of human resources, told staff that the testimony is often "uncomfortable to hear.

"Over 850 of you got in touch one way or another and gave your thoughts on respect, behaviour and culture at the BBC today, including issues such as harassment (including sexual harassment) and bullying," wrote Adams. Full story...

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