Ex-TalkTalk exec crowdfunds pay row
Natalie MacDonald
Senior News Editor, Special Projects Lead - APAC @ LinkedIn | Currently on parental leave
A former TalkTalk executive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the telecoms company to tribunal over claims of unfair dismissal and unequal pay. Rebecca Burke led TalkTalk’s cybersecurity programme following a £77m hacking scandal in 2015. Burke was made redundant 15 months later and claims she subsequently found that her four male colleagues in the same role received higher pay and bonuses. Burke has received support from campaigners including former BBC China editor Carrie Gracie and Sam Walker, who won an equal pay claim against the Co-operative Group.