Radio presenter Sarah Montague has won a £400,000 settlement and an apology from the BBC after being treated 'unequally' by them for years
Radio presenter Sarah Montague has won a £400,000 settlement and an apology from the BBC after being treated"unequally" by them for years.
The 53-year-old accepted the settlement last year after being warned that a battle to try to repair the situation could"run into the millions".Radio 4's Today programme alongside veteran journalist John Humphrys. She said the deal came after a"long period of stressful negotiations", which were triggered after discovering a disparity in her pay and conditions.The presenter of World At One on BBC Radio 4 and the HARDtalk interview on television announced the deal on Twitter."I would prefer not to be talking about my pay but feel I have no option given the erroneous reports in today's papers. Here are the facts," she posted.
"When I discovered the disparity in my pay and conditions, I was advised that rectifying it all could run into the millions. I chose not to seek such sums from the BBC but I did want some recognition that they had underpaid me.
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