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BBC News Channel Presenter Martine Croxall Takes Legal Action After Being Off Air For Over A Year
EXCLUSIVE: BBC News channel presenter Martine Croxall has commenced legal action against the British broadcaster after being off air for over a year.
Quick Facts
- Martine Croxall has taken legal action against the BBC after being off air for over a year.
- She is taking the BBC to an employment tribunal, with a two-day hearing scheduled in London Central on May 1.
- Croxall was one of five senior female journalists who failed to land a Chief Presenter role after the BBC merged its international and domestic news channels last year.
The seasoned news anchor is taking the BBC to an employment tribunal, according to a listing for a two-day hearing at London Central on May 1. This legal action is set to be one of the highest-profile tribunals faced by the BBC since the corporation lost a landmark gender pay battle with Newswatch host Samira Ahmed in 2020.
Croxall was one of five senior female journalists who failed to land a Chief Presenter role when the BBC merged its international and domestic news channels last year. She, along with Karin Giannone, Geeta Guru-Murthy, Kasia Madera, and Annita McVeigh, challenged the BBC’s recruitment process as part of an internal complaints procedure, alleging that the BBC rigged the hiring process.
Despite a successful candidate saying they had a “tap on the shoulder” from managers, a senior BBC HR executive was not persuaded by their argument. Croxall has not appeared on the BBC News channel since March 2023 and sources said she has been in talks with the corporation over her future.
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