Jeremy Clarkson suspended over "fracas" with producer

That's not going to happen, but you can just ignore the news, stop concerning yourself about it and wait

I still think this, is a complete an utter mess, and if this was any other company who acted like this we would have ended up in a tribunal by now.

What would any other company do that the BBC haven't? What wouldn't they do that the BBC have?

Also, just remember that Clarkson isn't an employee of the BBC, he's a contractor.

When you make a short, vague statement, and then nothing happens for days, people will speculate you are flapping behind the scenes.

The 'whirlwind' of media attention is caused by the BBC's reaction, not the other way around.

They deserve all the stick they're getting for using the word 'fracas' in a serious statement alone.

The delay is because Clarkson's lawyer and representative isn't in the country until Monday. The BBC wanted to have the hearing earlier and be finished by today.

The Fracas was actually decent spin by whoever dreamt it up. It stopped people saying what it was an alleged physical attack.

Some magnificent understanding of employment law there

Non of this should have been made public until any action is taken.

You're right there.
However, to find out why it couldn't possibly have made it to a tribunal already, I suggest you familiarise yourself with the ACAS code of practice on discipline and grievances. (And some of that doesn't even apply given that, as has been pointed out, Clarkson isn't BBC staff.)

I do wonder why the term "fracas" has been used, "incident" would have been better as a non-specific description of the situation.

I think "fracas" sounds rather genteel, a gentlemanly disagreement perhaps, whereas "incident" is police speak and doesn't really give any more indication of the nature of the situation than "fracas" does. The wording the BBC chose is similar in tone to the phrase "dust-up" which James May used when he was door stepped the other day. I get the impression it's been blown out of proportion by the press seeking a story and that given Jeremy was on his final warning, he knows he may have stepped over a line, so reported himself to the BBC and the BBC have suspended him and the programme while an investigation takes place. The facts will come out in due course as will the BBC's decision on the future of the programme. It just may take some time.

The problem with the word 'fracas' is that its definition is open to interpretation (ie by the media and the public). The BBC should've known better.

The situation at the moment seems to me like he's gonna leave regardless of the review.