The “double standards” of suspending Kaye Adams from Radio Scotland while keeping their own presenters in their current roles while they are under review are being rumored to be raging amongBBC Breakfast staff.
The staff of BBC Breakfast are reportedly furious at the network bosses’ “double standards” after Kaye Adams was suspended from Radio Scotland following bullying allegations, while their own presenters, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt remain in their roles, despite a review underway for similar claims.
Adams was pulled from her BBC radio show after allegations arose about her ‘bullying’ her colleagues. But, BBC Breakfast hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt are under review for the same complaint, it has been alleged, and have not been suspended from their show.
Despite having already taken action against Adams, they have not taken action against Munchetty and Stayt, according to BBC bosses who are said to be taking a number of allegations against the duo into account.
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According to a source, Adams’ suspension “put a cat among the pigeons” behind the scenes at the BBC: “The review on Naga and Charlie is rumbling on because new complaints keep coming up, which raise new questions, so they have to continue interviewing other people.
The cat in the flock is Kaye Adams because she has been accused of bullying Naga and Charlie, the same thing as her.
“People are saying it’s two standards and that the BBC is pandering to Naga in particular because she has Breakfast and her 5 Live show,” according to some. They should respond to all complaints the same way because they are the broadcaster of the country.
While bosses conduct an investigation, Adams was fired from her BBC Radio Scotland hosting position. According to some, the 62-year-old’s complaints were brought up as part of the BBC’s “Call It Out” campaign.
The initiative was set up after a review into the conduct of former MasterChef presenters Gregg Wallace upheld several allegations of inappropriate language and the misuse of power. The report also upheld an allegation that John Torode used inappropriate language. After allegations were brought against Wallace, a review into the working environment on MasterChef was conducted.
Following the review, both Wallace and Torode were told they would no longer be MasterChef’s presenters, though they did appear in the latest series as that had already been filmed. They will be replaced with Grace Dent and Anna Haugh for the next series.
The complaints on BBC Breakfast were the same as the Call It Out initiative that originated from this circumstance and spawned complaints from BBC Radio Scotland staff.
A BBC spokesperson responded to a question about the situation with Munchetty, Stayt, and Adams, saying, “We do not comment on individual HR matters.”
Source: Mirror
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