BBC: We’ll speed up pay parity
THE BBC’s director-general said he will “accelerate further change” to abolish the gender pay gap – after more than 40 senior female staff signed a letter calling for immediate action.
Lord Tony Hall said work was under way to close disparities between how much men and women are paid at the corporation and there would be action by the end of the year.
His response follows a letter, signed by the likes of Clare Balding, Emily Maitlis and Fiona Bruce, which called for action to sort out pay inequality “now”, rather than by Hall’s self-imposed 2020 timescale.
In his own letter, Hall wrote: “We are not, however, making a standing start. Work is already well under way across the organisation to help achieve this.
“There will be wider consultation meetings over the next two months so we can accelerate further change in the autumn.
“I would obviously value your contribution and thinking as part of this process.
“When figures are published next year I am confident they will look very different.”