MPs demand end to ‘invidious’ culture as evidence shows failure to admit to problem
The BBC is still refusing to admit it has an equal pay issue despite female staff continuing to be paid substantially less than their male counterparts and not being given equal opportunities, according to the findings of an influential committee of MPs.
The report into pay at the broadcaster, published by the digital, culture, media and sport select committee on Thursday, demanded an end to a culture of “invidious, opaque decision-making” on pay.
Evidence from dozens of witnesses, including 40 BBC staff and the BBC Women campaign group, which represents more than 170 presenters and producers including household names such as Mishal Husain and Jane Garvey, showed the corporation was still failing to admit it had a problem with equal pay, the report said.
“Our evidence suggests women within the BBC are working in comparable jobs to men but earning far less,” it said. “The corporation was unable to give us a good reason for why or how pay discrimination has been left unchallenged for so long.”
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