Samira Ahmed has won her equal pay claim against the BBC in a landmark case that lawyers say could leave the broadcaster facing a bill running into the millions for similar claims by other female staff. Ahmed said she was glad the case was resolved after years of dispute with the broadcaster. But she said BBC executives had shown a new willingness to resolve outstanding cases after Ahmed’s tribunal. If it declines to appeal against the verdict the BBC could face an enormous legal bill, substantial costs, and potentially other large settlements with female BBC staff bringing equal pay cases. In addition, an unredacted list of more than 100 women who had brought equal pay cases was also made public in an inadvertent data breach, prompting complaints to the information commissioner by those who did not want their names made public.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2020 13:23 UTC