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www.personneltoday.com | Jo Faragher

A television boss is reportedly in hospital after an independent report found that she had created a “culture of fear”.

Capital Law was asked to investigate bullying allegations at the Welsh language television channel S4C, speaking to 92 employees about the atmosphere and working environment at the organisation.

Former chief executive Sian Doyle was accused of having a “dictatorial leadership style” in the report, indulging in confrontational behaviour and being disrespectful to colleagues. The report also claimed that she regularly used the phrase “shoot one and a thousand tremble”.

When the report was released earlier this week, Doyle said she did “not recognise or accept the allegations made”, but reports have now emerged that her husband found her unresponsive on Thursday morning (7 December) and she is now being treated in hospital.

In a statement, he said: “As her husband, I now have to speak up on her behalf. The last 24 hours have seen my wife torn apart in the media after an exceptional 30-year international career because of a one-sided report, commissioned and directed by S4C’s chairman.

“Sian was so proud to have been asked to come out of retirement to lead an organisation that, as a young girl, she campaigned to set up. But that pride turned into frustration, and then to disappointment, fear, and finally despair.

“Sian has spoken about the chairman’s role in this, but S4C’s board are also culpable; their complete lack of duty of…


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