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Senior creatives Chas Bayfield and Dave Jenner claimed they were ousted from J Walter Thompson as part of a diversity drive and took the firm to an employment tribunal.
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Senior creatives Chas Bayfield and Dave Jenner claimed they were ousted from J Walter Thompson as part of a diversity drive and took the firm to an employment tribunal.
A controversial John Lewis ad, a sex discrimination case and a series of big account moves all made Campaign headlines in 2021.
JWT loses suit which accused agency of removing 5 'straight, white and male' staff Details 08 July 2021 J. Walter Thompson, the now-defunct creative agency which merged with Wunderman to form Wunderman Thompson in 2018, has lost a suit against five former male employees who alleged that they lost their jobs as part of the agency's attempt to be more diverse when employing. The lawsuit was filed the same year JWT and Wunderman merged, according to Adweek, which said the men, including former creative director Chas Bayfield and his colleague Dave Jen...