“Mighty individuals” at the BBC, which “makes the life of colleagues unbearable”, says Chairman – MKFM 106.3fm

“Powerful individuals” at the BBC make the life of its colleagues “unbearable”, according to the chairman of the company after a review of its workplace culture.

The independent report that is triggered by which Huw Edwards The scandal, which led to a similar review by Change Associates, of the same management consultancy, which led to a similar review after the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Samir Shah, chairman of BBC, told the employees before the report of the report on Monday morning: “There is a minority of people whose behavior is simply not acceptable. And there are still places where powerful people – on and outside the screen – can abuse this power to make life unbearable for their colleagues.”

He said the report made recommendations to “prioritize the measures before changes in procedures” and “deep -seated problems”, including the employees who do not feel safe enough to comment.

Mr. Shah added: “In the end it is very simple: If you are a person who is ready to abuse or beat power or behave badly, there is no place for you at the BBC.”

While the review, which heard from around 2,500 employees and freelancers from 19 different countries, did not find any evidence of a toxic culture within the companySome employees said there were “a minority of people at the BBC – both in and in the air – which could behave unacceptable without being addressed”.

It is said that these people are “distributed in different functions and departments about the organization” and “often in positions in which power could be abused”.

The report continued: “Although they are small, their behavior creates great waves that have a negative impact on the culture and external reputation of the BBC.”

The BBC board has completely accepted the report and its results, as did the BBC management.

General Director Tim Davie described the report “an important moment for the BBC and the broader industry”.

He said the company would implement the recommendations “at speed” to ensure that the BBC values ​​”are used by the entire organization every day”.

The measures taken include:

• An increased code of conduct with specific guidelines for on-air moderators
• A more robust disciplinary guideline with updated examples of misconduct and clear consequences
• All television production partners must meet the industrial industries independent of the Creative Independent Standards Authority (CIISA)
• A new “Call it out” campaign to promote positive behavior, enable informal solution and to challenge bad behavior
• Delete promises for everyone who undresses and the BBC expected what you can expect

Further measures are the succession planning for the most high -ranking roles in the air, a new “solution held Helpline”, more training for managers and clearer behavioral expectations for freelancers.

The BBC was put under pressure after a series of complaints against some of its top talents in the past 12 months.

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