BBC bosses call in accountants to review stars’ salaries in the wake of gender pay gap scandal
Accountants and lawyers will work on an 'equal pay audit' of all staff
BBC bosses have called in top accountants to review stars’ salaries in the wake of its gender pay gap scandal.
PwC and lawyers from Eversheds will work on an “equal pay audit” of all staff.
Director General Tony Hall was keen to do something “big and dramatic” after it emerged two-thirds of the Beeb’s top-paid stars are men, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The Government had forced the BBC to publish the salaries of all staff earning more than £150,000.
Only two women, Claudia Winkleman, 45, and the One Show’s Alex Jones, 43, were in the top 14 earners.
Chris Evans, 51, was highest-paid, raking in up to £2,249,000 last year for his Radio 2 show and Top Gear job. Gary Lineker, 56, earned up to £1,799,999 for his Match of the Day and Euro 2016 commitments.
The review, expected to take around six weeks, could lead to pay cuts for some and rises for others.
The source said Lord Hall had pledged “nothing is off the table”, adding: “It’s going to be open, transparent and independent.”
