I really do think the BBC (or any organisation) can't win here.
Diagnosing people they employ would be such a massive can of worms. Talk about overstepping the boundaries of employer/employee contract.
The BBC didn’t employ him and they are able to tell the company who did (Banijay?) they won’t accept him being part of the programme due to a)behaviours towards colleagues b) bringing the Beeb into public disrepute
So he cant go down the employment tribunal route, it’s being reported he suing the BBC for discrimination and there has been a “High Court filing” it seems from what I’ve read that the employer (not the beeb) had spoken to him about the possibility he was neurodiverse on occasion. However we know (coz he can’t stop running his mouth) he was only just diagnosed after he was binned.
Employers cant force you to seek a diagnosis! Can you imagine? Crazy managers everywhere wanting their staff on a section because they keep coming in late so they “must be mental”.
An employer could support you (offer help with a referral, money towards a private appointment, time off to attend appointments etc) but if you won’t go and look into it what can they do?
Also there is then a test between whether Gregg was unable to stop flashing his
gob and saying vile things to young women because of his autism despite being asked not to, repeatedly. I’m not sure how many clinical studies would support that being down to “autism”.