SRG board members receive hefty fee increase
At the end of June, the SRG Central Council decided to increase the fees paid to the Board of Directors. This was reported by the NZZ am Sonntag and the Sonntagsblick. The SRG has not yet announced the increases. The compensation for SRG President Jean-Bernard Münch will rise from 133,000 francs to 180,000 francs.
The SRG Board of Directors is receiving massively higher remuneration than before. At the end of June, the SRG Central Council decided to increase the fees of the Board of Directors. This was reported by NZZ am Sonntag and Sonntagsblick. The increases have not yet been communicated by SRG. The fee of SRG Chairman Jean-Bernard Münch will rise from CHF 133,000 to CHF 180,000. In addition, there will be an expenses allowance of CHF 12,000 for the 65% workload. In future, the members of the Board of Directors will receive CHF 40,000 instead of CHF 12,000. In addition, the attendance fee will be doubled from CHF 500 to CHF 1,000. The members of the Central Council - the body that decided on the increase - will also benefit from the increased attendance fee.
SRG spokesman Daniel Stein explained to the NZZ am Sonntag that the hefty increase was a reaction to the 2005 management salary report, which showed that the fees for the SRG Board of Directors were very low compared to other companies in the federal environment such as SBB, Swiss Post or Ruag. The remuneration would hardly meet the requirements. It is therefore hardly possible to find candidates for a seat on the Board of Directors.
The reactions of the politicians interviewed by NZZ am Sonntag and Sonntagsblick are characterized by a lack of understanding across party lines. According to spokesman Daniel Bach, the Leuenberger Department will examine and comment on the fees of the SRG Board of Directors in the 2008 management salary report.
SRG spokesman Daniel Stein explained to the NZZ am Sonntag that the hefty increase was a reaction to the 2005 management salary report, which showed that the fees for the SRG Board of Directors were very low compared to other companies in the federal environment such as SBB, Swiss Post or Ruag. The remuneration would hardly meet the requirements. It is therefore hardly possible to find candidates for a seat on the Board of Directors.
The reactions of the politicians interviewed by NZZ am Sonntag and Sonntagsblick are characterized by a lack of understanding across party lines. According to spokesman Daniel Bach, the Leuenberger Department will examine and comment on the fees of the SRG Board of Directors in the 2008 management salary report.
