Newsreader in court battle
NEWSREADER Martine Croxall is due to begin legal action against the BBC next month, it has been revealed.
The broadcaster, who was born and grew up in Stoke Golding, near Hinckley, is listed for an employment tribunal against the corporation beginning on May 1, according to official documents.
The details of her claim are not known.
Ms Croxall has been off our TV screens since last year, when the BBC merged its news channel with BBC World News in a bid to save money.
It was a decision that saw several presenters leave, with Ms Croxall among five female newsreaders reportedly made to re-apply for their old jobs.
The tribunal comes in the wake of the high-profile gender pay dispute between the BBC and Newswatch presenter Samira Ahmed.
In 2020, a London employment tribunal found that Ms Ahmed should have been paid the same as fellow presenter Jeremy Vine for their work on Newswatch and Points Of View respectively. The BBC had argued the pair were not doing similar work.
Broadcaster Sarah Montague also previously confirmed she had won a £400,000 settlement and an apology from the BBC over unequal treatment.
In 2021, the BBC disclosed it had spent more than £1 million on legal fees fighting equal pay and race discrimination cases brought by staff.
In the same year, the BBC disclosed it had spent more than £1 million on legal fees fighting equal pay and race discrimination cases brought by staff.
Ms Croxall has not commented publicly on her tribunal. Last week, she posted a message online that she hoped to be back on TV “towards the end of May”.
The BBC has declined to comment.