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British television presenter Samira Ahmed has won her landmark equal pay battle with the BBC. In a unanimous 40-page judgment published on Friday, an employment tribunal in London ruled that under the 2010 Equality Act, Ahmed’s work was “like” that of male counterpart Jeremy Vine, who presented a similar show. During…

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The BBC has said that it has settled 36 equal pay disputes since 2018, with salary increases being awarded “mostly” to women not being paid as much as their male counterparts. The figure came to light in BBC evidence to an employment tribunal in London, where it has been locked in a legal wrangle with presenter Samira…

EXCLUSIVE: Internal BBC documents have revealed how the British broadcaster conducts repeated research on its biggest stars and scores how well they are performing with audiences. So-called BBC “talent reports” were released as part of the corporation’s legal battle with presenter Samira Ahmed, who has taken the BBC to…

Presenter Samira Ahmed has accused the BBC of gender discrimination in evidence during an explosive legal battle, in which she is claiming she was paid significantly less than male counterpart Jeremy Vine for hosting a similar show. Ahmed is seeking £693,245 ($892,442) in lost earnings at an employment tribunal in…

The BBC has played down the potency of its own output in a legal battle with presenter Samira Ahmed, who is seeking £693,245 ($892,442) in lost earnings at an employment tribunal over equal pay. In the first case of its kind since the BBC was embroiled in a gender pay scandal, Ahmed is arguing that she was paid signifi…

BBC presenter Samira Ahmed is preparing to give evidence on Wednesday in a dramatic legal battle in which she is demanding that her salary mirrors that of a male colleague. In the first employment tribunal of its kind since the BBC was embroiled in a gender pay scandal last year when China editor Carrie Gracie resigned…