Jeremy Clarkson suspended from BBC

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JOSH86 said:
And on that bombshell...Goodnight

To my TV Licence.

I won't watch it with a new presenter, I like the 3 they have good chemistry. I think May and Hammond will also leave.

Hopefully Sky or someone else will pick it up and make it better.

I agree that if he hit someone he should lose his job, however I will miss the show.
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This. I think it's very unlikely that Hammond and May will stick around, they'll almost certainly follow Clarkson. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Top Gear equivalent pop up on Sky in the future with the three of them presenting. I also can't see how Top Gear will survive without those three presenting.

Having said all that, you can't hit someone in the workplace and expect to get away with it. I'm sure Clarkson knew he was going to get sacked, he would have done even if he wasn't on his final warning from the BBC.
 
BuffetSlayer said:
Or you are jaded?

I have had the good fortune to work for companies with good disciplinary procedures. I do not doubt there are places out there that do not operate in that manner, and yes they may be in the majority. But that does not mean every company is the same or that high standards are not achievable when using an inclusive and transparent rulebook.

We have sacked managers as well as field staff for the same breaches in the code of conduct. If you start to decide what behaviour is acceptable from someone based on how much they earn for the company, or how famous they are then you are on a very slippery slope.

How could the BBC justify keeping Clarkson on after all of the other issues they have had topped off with a physical attack on a colleague? What message are they sending to the TVL payers? When we look at greater good, the BBC is under a lot of scrutiny as it is. With scandals like Saville, I can see why they were keen to take the hard line with JC. I think the majority of people looking at this objectively will see there really wasn't an alternative and the only person to blame is JC.
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Again, you aren't reading what I am saying. I have never defended JC, or said anyone else was to blame.

I was merely saying to people who were saying 'he has to be sacked' is that just because you have assaulted a colleague it doesn't mean you have to be sacked. I know stories of things blowing up heat of the moment. Yes companies have the grounds to sack these people, and would be justified, but sometimes they don't.

Which moves me onto my main point. Why don't they sack them? Many factors, one of which could be how valueable they are to said company. Not everyone is worth the same to a company, therefore people with higher value can and often do get away with more.

I was not saying that this is right, nor was I saying that 'high standards' can not be met.

It's the world of work. Some people are more valueable than others.
 
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