![]() The legal claim for victimisation was also rejected by Miss Dean who described the situation as a “one-off incident. Miss Dean awarded Miss Vernon £3,250 but rejected her claim for unfair dismissal after declaring the TV firm had acted ‘within the range of reasonable responses’ by dismissing her for misconduct. She immediately regrets her marriage to Charles Vernon and is relieved when he leaves to fight in the trenches during WW1. She agreed the presenter had been called a ‘big whore’ and a ‘bitch’, which had been regarded as unprofessional. ![]() He also claimed the presenter had been threatened with losing her job two weeks before the finger incident.īut Miss Vernon said she had been an employee of the company and had previously been sent to India by the firm to handle gems as part of her training.Īfter a two-day hearing Miss Dean said the tribunal agreed Miss Vernon had been an employee and that she had been sexually harassed. He said the firm denied Miss Vernon’s allegations and said she worked as a freelance and was not an employee. Mr Paul Roberts, representing the company, said Miss Vernon’s gesture could have brought the firm’s reputation into disrepute. Shocked and offended: Charlie Vernon (Picture: SWNS/Gems TV) A TV presenter sacked for sticking her middle finger up after being sexually harassed on air has won a 3,250 payout from her. Tribunal judge Miss Victoria Dean was shown a 10 minute extract of the programme, dealing with antique bronze and copper items, which showed Miss Vernon laughing nervously as she handled the jewellery, only to then become angry. ![]() Born John Veron, he was given his nickname by a teacher, for his. She told the tribunal she had not realised her response had been seen by viewers, who were unaware of the earpiece abuse.īut one viewing mother complained and said she and her 12-year-old daughter had been watching the programme during prime viewing time and regarded the gesture as ‘disgusting’. From the moment he first peered into a rock pool, Charlie was captivated by the oceans creatures, and his lifes course was set. ‘‘This was taken to a different level and I did my best to carry on with the show despite what was going on.”īefore her sacking Miss Vernon had worked for two years for the firm which employs up to 600 people at Eagle Road TV Studios in Eagle Road, Redditch. I’ve never been insulted before by such crude language. ‘‘There’s always the odd distraction joke among the camera crews during transmission, but it’s usually innocent and friendly. ”I was shocked and extremely offended to be called a f****** big whore and a bitch on my earpiece,’’ said Miss Vernon, who had previously worked for CBBC and GMTV. The presenter told the tribunal the finger incident was sparked after verbal abuse from studio colleagues working on the programme, which is broadcast on a Sky television channel. Miss Vernon lost her claim for unfair dismissal and victimisation against Redditch-based TV company Genuine Gemstone Company, which had sacked her for bringing the firm into disrepute. Glamorous Charlie Vernon, 28, lost her job on the Jewellery Maker show on Gems TV satellite channel after a viewer complained.īut she has now been awarded £3,250 after successfully suing her former employers for sexual harassment at Birmingham Employment Tribunal. Tyrone for the BBC.A TV presenter was sacked for giving the finger to studio colleagues live on air after they called her a ‘whore’ through her earpiece, a tribunal was told. In 2017, Vernon appeared in a Street Gaelic Football film Peil's Poc, created by Peil Star with Michael Murphy from Donegal. Armagh was without his services for the start of the 2009 Ulster SFC opener because he suffered broken jaw against Dublin. He made his Championship debut on 15 June 2008 against Cavan, scoring a point. He has a Sigerson Cup Runners Up and winners medal during his time as a player on the Queen's University Team losing in 2006 to DCU in Parnell Park and winning in 2007 at QUB playing fields, The Dub. He captained the Under-21 team in the 2007 season. Charlie Vernon is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Armagh county team, and joint head of the Loch An Iuir PE Department.
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