New government reforms have forced the BBC to release details about the salaries of employees who earn more than £150,000. Data suggests that 109 people at the BBC will have their salaries revealed.
A Government source said: “Licence fee payers have a right to know where their money goes. By making the BBC more transparent it will help deliver savings that then can be invested in even more great programmes.”
- There are currently 7 people who appear on-screen who earn between £500,000 and £5 million a year.
I highly agree with this decision since it will give the public a better idea of what they are paying the license fee for although it may shock some individuals on how much money is spend on people instead of content. The disadvantages of this though, are that competitors such as ITV, Channel 4, Sky and many more will gain competitive advantage as they can compare salaries to their own employees and some people may be effected in employment.
The BBC may want to bring this case to court since if employees signed a confidentiality clause in their contracts then this action is illegal. Furthermore, employees are also protected by the Data Protection Act 1998 which prevents people/businesses from obtaining irrelevant information.
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