Ringier subsidiary Specter Services cuts 10.5 full-time positions
Ringier subsidiary Specter in Zurich is cutting 10.5 full-time positions in its image and text archive. Fifteen of the company’s 72 employees are affected, the company announced on Monday.
Ringier subsidiary Specter in Zurich is cutting 10.5 full-time positions in its image and text archive. Affected are 15 of a total of 72 employees, the company announced Monday. Specter, like Keystone, is a service center for visual content and resources. It operates one of the largest image archives in Switzerland. The company is headquartered on Dufourstrasse in Zurich.
Eleven of those now affected by the cutbacks are part-time employees, four are working 100 percent, a Ringier spokesperson explained to SDA. A social plan will be implemented for them. The job cuts will take place over the next three to four months.
The job cuts are a result of digitization and automation. Manual text input, for example, has become practically unnecessary, the statement says. In addition, most journalists and photo editors now do their own research online.
Eleven of those now affected by the cutbacks are part-time employees, four are working 100 percent, a Ringier spokesperson explained to SDA. A social plan will be implemented for them. The job cuts will take place over the next three to four months.
The job cuts are a result of digitization and automation. Manual text input, for example, has become practically unnecessary, the statement says. In addition, most journalists and photo editors now do their own research online.
