High-flying TV government ‘categorically denies’ drunken bust-up
- Llinos Griffin-Williams was sacked final month by Welsh TV station S4C
- She denies having a drunken bust-up whereas eventually month’s Rugby World Cup
A high-flying TV government who was sacked after being accused of hurling drunken abuse at a sports activities commentator claims she was ‘unfairly’ dismissed.
Llinos Griffin-Williams, who misplaced her job at S4C – Channel 4 in Wales, alleges she herself has been the topic of ‘inappropriate behaviour’.
Mother-of-two Ms Griffin-Williams, 40, was headhunted into the £150,000 a 12 months position of chief content material officer final April.
But simply over a 12 months later she was dismissed over ‘gross misconduct’ after she was allegedly abusive to ex-Wales rugby participant and TV pundit Mike Phillips at an after occasion following the Wales vs Georgia Rugby World Cup match in France.
Ms Griffin-Williams was accused of being clearly drunk on the French bar and allegedly screamed at Mr Phillips that if it wasn’t for her nobody would know who he was, including that his Welsh wasn’t ok.
Llinos Griffin-Williams, 41, has been sacked from S4C over gross misconduct for hurling drunken abuse at a sports activities commentator, Mike Phillips, on the Rugby World Cup
Mike Phillips pictured on the Rugby World Cup, the place he had been working as an professional summariser on Wales matches
The rugby ace, who’s Wales’ most-capped scrum half, used so far pop star Duffy. Here they’re collectively in 2010
Lawyers on behalf of Ms Griffin-Williams stated she ‘categorically denies’ these allegations.
According to the BBC, a letter despatched by her legal professionals says she is ‘totally devastated’ by her ‘unfair dismissal’.
In a press release to The Times, Ms Griffin-Williams denied the allegations.
She complained that the investigation into her conduct was unfair.
She stated: ‘I used to be proven no proof, was given no proper to answer, afforded no obligation of care and no procedures or insurance policies have been adopted, I used to be denied any alternative to [offer] proof from the witnesses who have been current and who refute the allegations towards me.
‘I categorically deny that I made the feedback to Mike Philips which have been attributed to me, behaved inappropriately or in any means that will justify a discovering of gross misconduct.’
Non-executive members of the S4C Board launched a press release on the matter to MailOnline.
A spokesperson stated: ‘Llinos Griffin-Williams was summarily dismissed, with out discover, for gross misconduct on a number of grounds, following receipt of great allegations about her conduct at occasions following the Rugby World Cup match between Wales and Georgia on 07 October 2023.
‘Based on the proof offered, and detailed authorized recommendation, the choice to summarily dismiss the person was taken by the S4C Board Chair. The choice was subsequently supported by the non-executive members of the Board.’
The spokesperson added: ‘The unbiased fact-finding course of was commissioned by the non-executive members in early May 2023 in response to a letter from Bectu which raised important issues in regards to the work setting inside S4C. The letter referred specifically to an environment wherein some people didn’t really feel in a position to increase issues.
‘The Board needs to make it crystal clear that S4C should supply a piece setting wherein employees can increase any issues with out concern. And that employees really feel that these issues have been handled in a good and affordable method.
‘The non-executive members of the S4C Board will take into account the end result of the fact-finding course of in the end, and can make public its response.’
