EXCLUSIVE: A UK indie boss has been accused of bullying, enforcing excessive working hours and failing to pay people on time. Commissioning broadcaster Insight TV carried out an investigation into …
carried out an investigation into Marc Hayward, the CEO of London-based Spark Content, after receiving multiple complaints off the back of an Italian shoot which took place over the summer.G2 Making The Squad: Fortnite Editionorganization G2 Esports. The gamer competition show is set to air next month.
They immediately raised numerous complaints in a cache of formal evidence submitted to UK broadcasting union– also obtained by Deadline – alleging that Hayward was verbally and mentally abusive to numerous production staff. When concerns were raised around health issues, this complainant said herself and others were accused of lying by Hayward and verbally abused, an allegation that Hayward denied.
Another individual recalled Hayward “aggressively picking up a glass to a member of staff” and said he was seen “putting a fist up” to a different individual. This person said Hayward would threaten people with potential loss of work if they did not respond to his demands. Another said working hours “became increasingly impossible,” adding: “We were expected and demanded to work every waking minute of each day, including weekends and late at night.”
Furthermore, financial issues were raised frequently and some who worked on the production reported that they were not paid on time. “I never saw or received a contract,” said one of the complainants. “When asked to see a contract, the response was ‘We don’t sign contracts here’.” It concluded that Hayward had “conducted himself in a manner that cannot be accepted” while stressing there was “no allegation of physical or sexual harassment in a strict legal sense.”
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