Back in 2010, she tweeted a post talking about her husband.
Samira Ahmed successful in equal pay case against the BBC On Friday 10 January 2020, the London Central Employment Tribunal delivered its much-anticipated judgment in the equal pay case pursued by journalist Samira Ahmed. Specifically, that Ahmed was paid less for doing the same or broadly similar work to Jeremy Vine (comparing their work on Newswatch and Points of View) in circumstances where the BBC could not show that there was a neutral reason explaining the difference.”“The Tribunal was clearly satisfied that Ahmed’s work was ‘like’ (i.e. The BBC’s failure to adduce evidence to explain the gender neutral reason for the difference in pay was clearly relevant, and the Tribunal appears to disapprove of their approach noting that speculation by other witnesses who were not involved in setting rates of pay does not discharge this burden.”“This is a positive outcome for women fighting for equality with male counterparts.”The Guardian featured the story, please see the story here: Polly Rodway, a partner at the law firm BDBF, said: “There is a big floodgates argument here, so the ramifications of the judgment for the BBC will be significant as lots of other claimants will now pursue the BBC and, economically, they could end up paying a lot more in light of this judgment.“We are talking about potentially many more claimants … I am not sure I can put a number on it but the costs could be millions.”BDBF employment Lawyer, Tom McLaughlin appears on Sky News commenting on Samira Ahmed tribunal.Receive our monthly employment law newsletter and invitations to our events!We have a long and successful track record of helping senior executives receive what they legitimately expected to receive, including in the context of long-term incentive plans & other deferred remuneration schemes. The Tribunal was unconvinced (and seemingly unimpressed) by the BBC’s arguments in this regard. the same or broadly similar to) Jeremy Vine’s work.”“The burden therefore shifted to the BBC to show that the difference in their pay was for a reason other than gender (this is known as the material factor defence). Her nationality is British but has a mixed ethnicity as her mother belongs to Hindu religion. Singer, songwriter, actor and activist, whose first four albums went platinum. The Tribunal dismissed both noting that the BBC had not put forward any evidence to show that the people who decided about Ahmed and Vine’s pay had taken this into account. The award-winning journalist and writer, Samira started her career as a graduate news trainee at the Since October 2011, Samira has been the regular newspaper reviewer on She has presented many news and programs for BBC TV and radio, including Samira is quite a secretive person when it comes to her personal life. Samira Ahmed's mother, Lalita, was also a freelance broadcaster of BBC World Service for the Hindi service. Therefore, when it comes to their private lives, the couple is living a quite secret life. My northern husband had been explaining how in the 70’s Cheshire school girls rigidly insisted on serving a ‘beef burger Bap’ Ahmed and Millar's Children. It could not therefore explain the reason for the difference.
The Tribunal concluded that Ahmed’s work on Newswatch was the same or broadly similar to the Jeremy Vine’s on Points of View. She also won in December 2010 the One of the famous TV personality is a married woman. Back in 2010, she tweeted a post talking about Brain. Samira Ahmed: The thing about the 80s was it was a time when music could be quite political, and a time when having money seemed quite a political statement. first to hear about events. Samira Ahmed was born on 15 th June 1968 to mother Lalita Ahmed in London. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Samira’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Well, her mother is from Lucknow, India where she worked on the BBC World Service, in Brush House for Hindi service. In fact in the case of audience recognition of Vine, the Tribunal scathingly notes that the BBC appeared to contradict itself by relying on Vine’s public profile figures which post-dated Vine’s pay determination.”“This is strong and positive judgment. View Samira Ahmed’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. 2020 WikiNetworth.com and All Rights Reserved