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MA
Matrix
tightrope78 posted:
Markymark posted:
I'd be interested to know how many BBC staff currently are :-

1: Working from home because they can
2: Working from home because they or their family are displaying CV symptoms
3: Working at their normal BBC premises, because they have to
4: Number of staff furloughed?
5: Off work sick

I would expect the answer to No 4 to be zero?

Maybe it's none of your business? I work in a large organisation and we are not privy to that information about our colleagues.


I think with the BBC, or any public organisation for that matter, it's worth being familiar with the Freedom of Information Act.

FOI establishes that the justification for sharing (or not disclosing information) resides with organisation - and it is for them to justify not making perfectly legitimate requests, such as Mark's, available.

I appreciate for commercial companies there may genuinely be a commercial-sensitive reason etc but this type of information is routinely made available - and long should it continue to be!
PE
peterrocket Founding member
AlexS posted:
Markymark posted:
I'd be interested to know how many BBC staff currently are :-

1: Working from home because they can
2: Working from home because they or their family are displaying CV symptoms
3: Working at their normal BBC premises, because they have to
4: Number of staff furloughed?
5: Off work sick

I would expect the answer to No 4 to be zero?

6. Working significantly less than their contracted hours as they have insufficent work.


7. Working above their contracted hours, using their own personal broadband / electricity / heat to keep a high level of service going.

Only fair you ask number 7 if you're going for number 6.

To which you'll probably find the answer to number 7, from experience, to be many.
NE
Newsroom
Markymark posted:
Newsroom posted:
Jon posted:
Although there is a difference between asking about specific people and asking for numbers.

I don’t think markymark, was asking for the the former and was just thinking out loud pondering the latter and wasn’t asking for an answer.

So I think your reply is a bit rude and unnecessary. The answers to these questions would give us an insight into how the situation is being handled operationally which I think is within the scope of what we discuss.


I don't think he's being rude at all. If people are looking as to how the BBC are operating their news output during this time then perhaps a few tweets to Fran Unsworth might get an appropriate response. There could be the argument that because the BBC are a PBS organisation that some of the above info should be shared, certainly not all of it.


Why would I waste Fran Unsworth's time, she's got better things to get on with ?

It's got nothing to do with the BBC per se anyway,

ITN and C4 have publicly given some info
https://www.tvbeurope.com/business/itn-furloughs-staff-ceo-takes-pay-cut


I was defending you FYI. Fran Unsworth is the person who's been providing updates hence me making that suggestion.
KM
kman2020
Markymark posted:
I'd be interested to know how many BBC staff currently are :-

1: Working from home because they can
2: Working from home because they or their family are displaying CV symptoms


Clearly quite a few for both categories. Katty Kay is one of the highest profile examples, she appears with a live report (from her basement) daily on World News America, but hasn't anchored for weeks.
AS
AlexS
peterrocket posted:
AlexS posted:
Markymark posted:
I'd be interested to know how many BBC staff currently are :-

1: Working from home because they can
2: Working from home because they or their family are displaying CV symptoms
3: Working at their normal BBC premises, because they have to
4: Number of staff furloughed?
5: Off work sick

I would expect the answer to No 4 to be zero?

6. Working significantly less than their contracted hours as they have insufficent work.


7. Working above their contracted hours, using their own personal broadband / electricity / heat to keep a high level of service going.

Only fair you ask number 7 if you're going for number 6.

To which you'll probably find the answer to number 7, from experience, to be many.

And on average I'd be willing to bet those fitting into number 7 are paid significantly less than those in number 6.
JW
JamesWorldNews
Hello, Matrix. It’s not often we see you around here. Hope all’s well. *waves*

Did y’all see the shortie that aired before the Ten? What do you think?



SC
Schwing
Rather nice little promo. In tandem with the trailer voiced by Idris Elba, it’s almost as if the BBC is readying itself for future squabbles with the Government... It’s high-time that they started producing trailers like the “What did the BBC ever do for us?”, the Smith and Jones trailer or the old Insights campaign for BBC News.

By the way - who is the correspondent that follows Sarah Smith?
CR
Critique
Schwing posted:
By the way - who is the correspondent that follows Sarah Smith?


I'm not 100% certain but I *think* it's Jennifer Vaughn Jones, one of the presenters of Wales Today?! Seems a slightly strange choice if so as the only journalist on-screen who doesn't appear in some form on the main bulletins.

Before the 10 tonight they showed a shorter version of the promo, without the shots of everyone setting up and without the clip of Vaughn Jones. Have they maybe done a version for each region, with a local presenter filling that gap?

Either way, really nice little promo!
bkman1990, what and Custard56 gave kudos
RN
Rolling News
Schwing posted:
Rather nice little promo. In tandem with the trailer voiced by Idris Elba, it’s almost as if the BBC is readying itself for future squabbles with the Government... It’s high-time that they started producing trailers like the “What did the BBC ever do for us?”, the Smith and Jones trailer or the old Insights campaign for BBC News.

By the way - who is the correspondent that follows Sarah Smith ?

That's Dan Walker?
AS
AlexS
Rolling News posted:
Schwing posted:
Rather nice little promo. In tandem with the trailer voiced by Idris Elba, it’s almost as if the BBC is readying itself for future squabbles with the Government... It’s high-time that they started producing trailers like the “What did the BBC ever do for us?”, the Smith and Jones trailer or the old Insights campaign for BBC News.

By the way - who is the correspondent that follows Sarah Smith ?

That's Dan Walker?

Not Dan unless he's putting on a welsh accent and is wearing a wig...
RN
Rolling News
Oops my bad I saw Schwing's post and rewatched before the Ten on the IPlayer...they were of course referring to the longer version as said by Critique.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Markymark posted:
I'd be interested to know how many BBC staff currently are :-

1: Working from home because they can
2: Working from home because they or their family are displaying CV symptoms
3: Working at their normal BBC premises, because they have to
4: Number of staff furloughed?
5: Off work sick

I would expect the answer to No 4 to be zero?


I would expect there to be some furloughing going on across the wider BBC, particularly in non production roles like BBC Tour guides, BBC Shop staff. Do BBC studios employ people to look after studio audiences? I imagine catering is outsourced?

Are there scene shifters at NBH to dress Studio B for Marr and Derbyshire? (Or does the floor manager do it?)

Several people have already put in FoI requests about BBC staff furloughing on whatdotheyknow.com so I daresay an answer will emerge soon.
Last edited by Steve in Pudsey on 28 April 2020 1:49am

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