BBC's directors to waive bonuses

**wendigo100** · 26 June 2007, 09:57

They got previous bonuses despite losing market share, but diversity targets seem to be more important.

**Troll** · 26 June 2007, 12:00

Which feckwit sets the diversity targets then?

Stonewall?
Wimmin ?

**Sockpuppet** · 26 June 2007, 12:02

The BBC had pledged to employ 12.5% of black and minority staff by 31 December 2007.

If I was a white cleaner at the BBC I would be worried. Infact if I was white I wouldnt apply to the BBC as you'd have **** all chance of getting the job.

**Troll** · 26 June 2007, 12:11

Originally posted by Sockpuppet

If I was a white cleaner at the BBC I would be worried. Infact if I was white I wouldnt apply to the BBC as you'd have **** all chance of getting the job.

Is that % figure representative of the UK population as a whole, or a particular part of London?

**chicane** · 26 June 2007, 12:22

Why should the corporation have to pledge to bring its level of minority/ethic staff up to a level (presumably) in line with the population ratio? Is this:

a) An well-disguised admission of racist recruitment policy in the past?
b) An indication that minorities are not applying for jobs at the BBC?
c) Something else?

If the answer is b), I don't think this is an issue that needs to be addressed directly by the BBC, but by the wider general population. If the BBC starts indicating a preference for ethnic minorities during recruitment, this is no better in terms of racial discrimination than preferring whites during recruitment.

Not to mention the pressure on the recruitment managers to find appropriately skilled minority workers for the vacancies that do come up - for feck's sake it's often enough of a struggle to find appropriately skilled people amongst the general population without reducing the chance by a factor of 8.

They really should tread carefully - they could do more harm than good.

**Sockpuppet** · 26 June 2007, 12:51

They should give the jobs to ethnics...they cant even find the interview room and end up on stage.

BBC's directors to waive bonuses