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British TV’s New Anti-Bullying Tsar Has Role Scaled Back After Facing Misconduct Complaints
Sarah Swingler, tasked with tackling TV industry bullying through Action for Freelancers, has faced complaints and had her role scaled back.
EXCLUSIVE: The British television executive hired to clean up bullying and poor working conditions in the industry has had her role scaled back after she was the subject of multiple misconduct complaints, Deadline can reveal. The TV Mindset, a group set up to campaign on behalf of the industry’s freelance workforce, told Deadline that it was made aware of complaints about her conduct and passed these on to the FTVC to investigate and “take appropriate action.” This individual said Swingler’s appointment was “absurd” and alleged that she “treated me in a dangerous, dehumanising and insensitive manner.” This person put their name to their comments and screenshots of their post have been circulating in the UK freelancer community.
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