Complaint
Solicitors representing James Watt, Chief Executive of BrewDog at the time, complained that, in a sequence in which former employees of the company expressed concerns about Mr Watt鈥檚 behaviour towards female staff, the programme included a false statement by a former manager of one of the company鈥檚 bars that he had arranged for 鈥渕ore men鈥 to be on shift on evenings when Mr Watt was visiting.聽 The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 大象传媒鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy.
Outcome
The complainant maintained that records held by a third party showed that more women than men had been on shift on the dates of Mr Watt鈥檚 visits.聽 The ECU noted, however, that the manager鈥檚 words were open to more than one interpretation; he had not said that he scheduled more men than women on the occasions in question and, in the context of similar concerns being expressed by other former employees, could reasonably have been understood to mean that he had scheduled more men than would usually have been the case.聽 Consequently the ECU found no breach of the 大象传媒鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy.
Not upheld