SRG director with 27,000 francs more salary in 2009 than in the previous year
According to the annual report, SRG Director Armin Walpen earned CHF 576,000 last year. This is CHF 27,000 more than in the previous year and the largest salary increase in the last seven years.
As the Sonntagzeigung writes in its current edition, Walpen received a salary increase of CHF 12,000 compared to the previous year, as well as a CHF 103,000 "performance share", which is CHF 5,000 higher. In addition, a total of CHF 10,000 was added for fees and pensions. According to the Sonntagszeitung, spokesman Daniel Steiner says that the performance-related pay was higher due to "better target management than in the previous year".
But now the SRG is to put an end to higher wages: in 2010, the Director General will not receive a single centime pay rise either, Steiner is quoted as saying in the Sunday publication. This pay freeze for the entire SRG is part of the cost-cutting measures decided by the Board of Directors last year.
But now the SRG is to put an end to higher wages: in 2010, the Director General will not receive a single centime pay rise either, Steiner is quoted as saying in the Sunday publication. This pay freeze for the entire SRG is part of the cost-cutting measures decided by the Board of Directors last year.
