BBC whistleblower gets £30,000 settlement
BBC whistleblower gets £30,000 settlementA BBC whistleblower has been given a £30,000 settlement after claiming she was victimised for challenging a £250,000 redundancy payoff given to a senior manager who was approaching retirement.
Indira Histon, a human resources and development manager, claimed she had suffered "detrimental treatment and bullying" after she told bosses the payoff was a "misuse of licence fee payers' money", according to The Times.
She alleged that in August last year she was told to draw up a redundancy package equivalent to two years' salary for Sue Lyans, the director of marketing, communications and audiences in the BBC's audio and music division, who was eight months from retirement.
Histon, 34, told the Watford Employment Tribunal that she queried the £256,750 payoff because BBC guidelines stipulated that "management interest terminations" should be capped at a single year's pay.
She alleged that she had been told to come up with a "creative solution" to push through the payoff.
After raising her concerns with her bosses Histon claimed she suffered "detrimental treatment and bullying".
The BBC denied her allegations and Histon withdrew her claim after reaching a settlement with the corporation.
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i worked for the BBC many years ago - glad to see the corrupt nature of management is still alive and kicking.
I take it this moneygrabber still marched off with more than a quarter of a million of our cash? And then, to make matters worse, we've got to fork out another 30 grand.
...so - allegation made and hey presto she suddenly realises she has made a "mistake" when £30k dangled in front of her.
Either the allegation was made in earnest - and should be investigated or the allegation was false and the individual should be subject to disciplinery proceedings.
What it doesn't say is whether this individual is still gainfully employed by the BBC.
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