Presenter Samira Ahmed has won her sex discrimination equal pay claim against the BBC.The judgment in Samira Ahmed v
BBC handed down by Judge Harjit Grewal in the Central
London Employment Tribunal is now available online: https://t.co/oevWxPgTVN— Judicial Office (@JudiciaryUK) January 10, 2020The Newswatch presenter brought the corporation to an employment tribunal last year, claiming she was paid a sixth of what Jeremy Vine received for hosting the similar show Points Of View.
The BBC had argued it was justified due to differences in news and entertainment shows.
A judge at the London Central Employment Tribunal on Friday found in her favour.
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