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Article: Senior executive seeks Pounds 1m from Al-Jazeera for sexual discrimination
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 2, 2008
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A former senior executive of Al-Jazeera English is seeking
compensation that could be more than 1m, after her dismissal by the
broadcaster.
Jo Burgin, the former Head of Planning at the news channel, is
claiming discrimination on the basis of sex, race, and religious
grounds at an employment tribunal in central London.
Ms Burgin, a Christian who worked for Al-Jazeera English from
April 2005 until April 2007, claims that four male employees with
the same level of seniority and in the same department were treated
more favourably than her because of her gender.
She also claims that her husband was unjustly favoured over her
in the settlement of an Al-Jazeera office policy which prevents
family ...
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