A judge has ruled that presenter Terry Christian was a self-employed freelancer during his time at BBC Radio Manchester and was therefore not unfairly dismissed when the corporation dropped him earlier this year.
Christian: courting upset
Christian had a two year agreement with the BBC that was signed in April 2006 and guaranteed him earnings of £90,000 pa.
When that ran out he was not offered another contract.
However, Christian had contested that he was a full-time employee. He had also claimed that he was controlled by BBC management and given detailed scripts that instructed him how to interview guests on his show.
He had said that he was told to ‘go gentle’ on guests from Manchester City Council, while also claiming that he was treated less favourably than permanent employees.
In a written judgement Judge Murray Creed rejected these claims while ruling that Christian was not an employee under the terms of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
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