Journalists in French-speaking Switzerland receive higher wages
The publishers' association Médias Suisses and the journalists' association Impressum have reached an agreement before the arbitration court. According to the agreement, journalists in French-speaking Switzerland who are subject to the Press CBA will receive a 2.5 percent pay rise from March.
This was announced by Imprint on Tuesday. The journalists' association had appealed to the arbitration court at the end of 2010 to adjust the guidelines for minimum wages in the collective agreement for western Switzerland. Impressum demanded a six percent increase in minimum wages, while the publishers in French-speaking Switzerland did not want to grant any wage increase at all. The arbitration court has now reached a compromise. According to the agreement, journalists who are subject to the press CBA in French-speaking Switzerland will receive a 2.5 percent wage increase starting next March 1. According to the imprint, exceptions are possible for media companies that can prove they are in trouble for economic reasons.
