FLUTE LOOT; Sacked Beeb musician set for payout.Byline: SUE CASTLE A TOP musician who played on the Bridget Jones Diary movie soundtrack was wrongly sacked by the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. for refusing to take a pay cut. Jonathan Snowden - who has also played flute with popstars including Sting and Bjork - was axed from his BBC orchestra during cutbacks. A tribunal yesterday heard Mr Snowden, 35, was headhunted by the BBC's National Orchestra of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. and was paid double the going rate. BBC chiefs agreed to let him choose when he played - and continue money-spinning freelance work freelance work free n → freiberufliche Arbeit f . They agreed to pay him an extra pounds 21,500-a-year more than other leading players. But he was asked to take a pay cut when new management took over at the BBC Wales' headquarters in Cardiff. Mr Snowden said: "I have been principle flautist with most of the leading orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic and London Philharmonic. I have recorded with artists from the world of music as diverse as Bjork, Sting and Cliff Richard. "I have also played on many movie scores, most recently Bridget Jones Diary and The Mummy Returns. "When I was first approached to join the orchestra by the BBC I thanked them politely but turned them down. "So for me to take up the offer the contact had to be exactly right." Mr Snowden, of Hunstrete, near Penford, Somerset, left his job after refusing to sign the new contract on lower pay. Employment tribunal Employment Tribunals are inferior courts in Great Britain which have statutory jurisdiction to hear many kinds of disputes between employers and employees. The most common disputes being concerned with unfair dismissal and discrimination. chairman Paul Davies For other persons named Paul Davies, see Paul Davies (disambiguation). Paul Charles William Davies (born April 22, 1946) is a British-born, physicist, writer and broadcaster, who holds the position of College Professor at Arizona State University. ruled Mr Snowden had been unfairly dismissed. He said: "Mr Snowden was, and still is, regarded as one of the country's leading flute players. He has had a distinguished career. "As a result of his reluctance to leave his London base he negotiated a unique contract in terms of remuneration REMUNERATION. Reward; recompense; salary. Dig. 17, 1, 7. and the level of control over appearances. "This showed the BBC were prepared to sacrifice standard contractual terms A contractual term is "[a]ny provision forming part of a contract"[1] Each term gives rise to a contractual obligation, breach of which will can give rise to litigation. in order to secure his services. But later they were intent on changing his contract to a standard contract to obtain parity with the other musicians." The hearing in Cardiff was adjourned for four months to arrange a settlement and possible compensation between Mr Snowden and the BBC. CAPTION(S): SWEET MUSIC: Snowden won case |
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