An investigation has been launched following claims of "bullying and a toxic culture" at Welsh-language channel S4C. The broadcaster's chairmman Rhodri Williams said the board had appointed an external legal firm, Capital Law, to carry out the investigation after claims were made by a union-representing staff.
In a letter, broadcasting union Bectu alleged that there was a "culture of fear" at the organisation. It also described "staff regularly being brought to tears" and "too scared to share their experiences".
The union's negotiation secretary in Wales, Carwyn Donovan, who wrote the letter to independent members of the channel's executive board, also noted that the meeting he held with staff was "the most shocking" in his career as a trade union representative. He also claimed that "four members broke down in tears" while "giving their accounts of the situation".
