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McCririck was vocal in his criticism of the decision when it was announced last October and confirmed his intention to pursue Channel 4 and IMG Sports Media through the courts earlier this month.
His legal team have now issued an Employment Tribunal Form Number 1, a document which registers his complaint.
McCririck told Press Association Sport: "Channel 4 and IMG Sports Media were yesterday issued with an Employment Tribunal Form Number 1 claim for age discrimination.
"This follows my sacking after 29 years from Channel 4 Racing
"The ET1 was sent by my solicitor, Stephen Beverley of the London West End Cavendish Legal Group, to Channel 4's chief executive David Abraham, chief creative officer Jay Hunt and sports editor Jamie Aitchison.
"Also served with the form was Carl Hicks, chief executive of IMG Sports Media, who took over racing coverage from Highflyer this month.
"This follows my initial letter before action and is the second stage of ongoing legal proceeding seeking £500,000 for loss of future earnings, career damaging public humiliation, stress and mental anguish.
"A further £2.5m is being claimed in exemplary, punitive damages.
"My legal costs are all on a no-win no-fee basis.
"With age discrimination being illegal, under the 2010 Equality Act, every avenue is being pursued to fast-track proceedings with a determination that executives responsible for my dismissal can be cross-examined in public by my QC.
"The next stage of the process will follow shortly after the response from Channel 4 and IMG Sports Media's solicitors."
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His legal team have now issued an Employment Tribunal Form Number 1, a document which registers his complaint.
McCririck told Press Association Sport: "Channel 4 and IMG Sports Media were yesterday issued with an Employment Tribunal Form Number 1 claim for age discrimination.
"This follows my sacking after 29 years from Channel 4 Racing
"The ET1 was sent by my solicitor, Stephen Beverley of the London West End Cavendish Legal Group, to Channel 4's chief executive David Abraham, chief creative officer Jay Hunt and sports editor Jamie Aitchison.
"Also served with the form was Carl Hicks, chief executive of IMG Sports Media, who took over racing coverage from Highflyer this month.
"This follows my initial letter before action and is the second stage of ongoing legal proceeding seeking £500,000 for loss of future earnings, career damaging public humiliation, stress and mental anguish.
"A further £2.5m is being claimed in exemplary, punitive damages.
"My legal costs are all on a no-win no-fee basis.
"With age discrimination being illegal, under the 2010 Equality Act, every avenue is being pursued to fast-track proceedings with a determination that executives responsible for my dismissal can be cross-examined in public by my QC.
"The next stage of the process will follow shortly after the response from Channel 4 and IMG Sports Media's solicitors."
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what a sanctimonious prick he is hes forever banging on about the free market yet as soon as the free market doesnt want him hes off to the law courts
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he is an ungrateful ct imo.
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channel 4 deal or no deal a old woman last week still had 250k on board the banker offer was 5k what the womam took next day a young man the bigest amount he had was 35k hes offer was 9k go on john take them for what you can
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John isn't a nice man and he says that himself. He has brought punters and therefore millions of pounds into British racing over the years imo whether you like him or not.
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solicitor advertising via a bigot - should be charged with wasting judicial time
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I think he has this age discrimintaion all wrong. The purpose of this legislation is to deter employers from overlooking suitably qualified job candidates in favout of less qualified younger candidates.
Surely McCririck was employed on a contract basis - the whole point of contracts as opposed to established full-time positions is that the contract offers the employer a chance to dispense with someone's services by not offering them a new contract. So where does that leave his legal advisers? |
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as I said .. as advertisers
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a has been.who should have been off our screens before now..
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I will bet that this case will never get to court and John will
receive a decent out of court settlement. |
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decent = a year's wages imo,
prob circa 50k |
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Yes probably a few grand to shut the fat oaf up. Most of which will go to m'learned friends.
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Like him or not thats not the point , be glad he is taking them to task
because next time it could be you or yours dumped on heap by smarmy suits trying to look good And not a chance big john settles quietly , he wants the exposure and he wants them to pay |
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If they bung him it will be that he shuts up............& he cant
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How could the thick hairy fool be sacked if he didn't have a job?
Contracts were up and a new company took over the coverage |
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massive ****
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t wat
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hope big mac gets the lot
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Hope this means Channel4 or the new production company release a statement as to WHY they dispensed with his services....
Should be fun to read...... |
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If he was on a rolling contract, then surely the ungrateful sod didn't have a job, the way I understand a rolling contract it rolls on year by year until terminated, though it cannot be terminated during each 12 months.
So how the hell does the old fool think he was sacked when contract was not renewed (?) It's not the same when your employed on a contract basis, think the fat t wat is on thin ice here. Be surprised if he gets a penny. Barney saved him once, and C4 threw him a lifeline once, should be glad they had him for 29 years and nothing lasts forever. |
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"career damaging public humiliation"
OMG - is this the same BIG MAC off CH4 They surely must be joking. Never seemed to bother much about humiliating others, before his 'contract' was not renewed. A contract is just that, for a set period, and may or may not be renewed,by either party, when it ends. |
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But if you don't renew the contract of someone that might know some interesting things...
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he went on Big Brother and picked his nose and ate it live on telly,
he also wrestled in nappies with a large woman dressed in leather, he should be used to being publicly humiliated, by himself  |
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He has spent years doing very little, and made a fortune from it. How he has the nerve to claim this has caused him 'public humiliation' is beyond me.
Ungratefull **** imo, and I hope he gets nowt. |
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Hope he wins.Keeps us all entertained.
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Keeps us all entertained.
Just you. Simple minds, simple pleasures. |
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Whilst bigger fools look on.
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An utterly hideous,fat useless ponce.
If he gets a penny it will be too much. |
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perhaps he's gone skint again.
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same job new company taking over he should have been taken on under the tupee regs surely,good chance of winning but wont get much
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telephone 23 Jan 13 15:10
he went on Big Brother and picked his nose and ate it live on telly, he also wrestled in nappies with a large woman dressed in leather, he should be used to being publicly humiliated, by himself ...and this was the oaf that was rolled out by the media whenever a horse racing story cropped up - as the man deemed to be 'the public face of racing'. Embarrassing and ludicrous. He should have gone a long time ago. Not wanted on our screens as an 'ambassador of the sport !! |
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artie 23 Jan 13 15:55
Hope he wins.Keeps us all entertained. Do try and not be a cn*t all your fking life. Do us all a favour and take a day off you moron. |
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hope big mac gets the lot
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Love him or hate him,I dislike him.............you cannot ignore the FACT that he played a very big part in saving the Grand National.................unless of course you dont like facts.nap
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Btw Facts voted for George Galloway in both elections.
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Sorry facts.............that was a PM sent by Derek Thompson who is seething that his bucket has been confiscated and some prat published his P & L on the forum.
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"Do try and not.....".Red rag to a bull again.Never fails with Mr.Facts. Ho.Ho.Ho.
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