Guardian: Journalists win claim of unfair dismissal from Sky
December 17th, 2010Posted by Rachel McAthy in Editors' pick, Job losses, Jobs
Two journalists have won claims for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination, it was reported yesterday, with a tribunal ruling that they were axed from their jobs at Sky “because they were mothers with young children”.
The Guardian reports that BSkyB now faces a £200,000 payout to Natalie Stone and Victoria Waterson.
The pair were overlooked for a new position of video producer, which was given to the then senior Sky executive Mike Taylor’s personal assistant, Dee Lakhan. Taylor, head of networked media at Sky Movies, had a “mindset adverse to pregnancy and maternity leave”, the tribunal found.
Both journalists are now seeking compensation for loss of earnings and injury to feelings, the report adds.
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