It is odd how in recent months they’ve tried to suggest the BBC did him dirty by the immediate dismissal but it was Jordan who quit and went to a rival because he wanted more money and Greg James’ job.
As with many professions, if you move to a rival they can dismiss with you immediate effect and place you on gardening leave so there is a paid gap between the two jobs.
Working the notice period only leads to unruly behaviour and the risk of self promotion, and the BBC wouldn’t have wanted him to lure listeners to Capital or start slagging off the BBC while still at Radio 1.
He could have eventually ended up with a fairly decent television career on BBC One but now all he can hope for is occasional appearances on ITV2.