ORF boss wants to cut a good 1000 jobs
Mass layoffs at Austrian television: The ORF plans to cut 1,000 of its 3,500 jobs by 2012. «2009 will be terrible, 2010 will be terrible,» said Director General Alexander Wrabetz as he opened the press conference on Thursday.
Clear-cutting at Austrian television: ORF wants to cut 1000 of its 3500 jobs by 2012. Director General Alexander Wrabetz opened the media conference on Thursday with the words: "2009 will be terrible, 2010 will be terrible". Without measures, the broadcaster would face insolvency by 2012, he continued, announcing drastic measures.
From mid-2010, no one at ORF will work above the retirement age. The existing workforce is threatened with a zero wage round. There are also plans to abolish the overtime bonus from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. as well as weekend and night shift bonuses and anniversary bonuses. There are also to be cuts in the so-called old service contracts, where salaries are significantly higher than the market average. The number of managers is to be reduced from around 100 at present to 75.
The radio symphony orchestra, equipment, facility management, IT and rights management will be spun off from the company. In addition, the shares in the broadcasting technology subsidiary ORS, in which ORF currently holds 60 percent, are to be reduced.
"Every Pimperlbank gets a billion from the state. Why not us?" said Wrabetz at the end. The ORF feels let down by the new government. The package of measures must be approved by the Board of Trustees.
From mid-2010, no one at ORF will work above the retirement age. The existing workforce is threatened with a zero wage round. There are also plans to abolish the overtime bonus from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. as well as weekend and night shift bonuses and anniversary bonuses. There are also to be cuts in the so-called old service contracts, where salaries are significantly higher than the market average. The number of managers is to be reduced from around 100 at present to 75.
The radio symphony orchestra, equipment, facility management, IT and rights management will be spun off from the company. In addition, the shares in the broadcasting technology subsidiary ORS, in which ORF currently holds 60 percent, are to be reduced.
"Every Pimperlbank gets a billion from the state. Why not us?" said Wrabetz at the end. The ORF feels let down by the new government. The package of measures must be approved by the Board of Trustees.
