Edipresse: Staff directly informed - Comedia excluded
On Monday, the Western Swiss media company Edipresse informed the employees affected by the cost-cutting measures. The Comedia union has criticized the fact that it was excluded from the meetings.
Serge Reymond, CEO of Edipresse, told the SDA news agency that Comedia's claims were sowing doubt and the incomplete statements were causing uncertainty. For this reason, the management decided to inform the staff directly in several meetings. Several hearings and negotiations took place over the course of two weeks. The Impressum professional association found the results to be correct, said Reymond. However, he had "great difficulty" in understanding Comedia's position.
Bernhard Remion from the Comedia trade union said that Edipresse had not complied with their demands for a "proper" social plan. Remion also criticized the exclusion of the staff committees and the union from the meetings.
Bernhard Remion from the Comedia trade union said that Edipresse had not complied with their demands for a "proper" social plan. Remion also criticized the exclusion of the staff committees and the union from the meetings.
Photographers severely affected
Staff from the print shop and technical services have announced protest actions for next Wednesday. On the editorial side, the photographers are particularly affected by the cost-cutting measures, said Ludovic Rocchi, journalist at the daily newspaper Le Matin after the information event.
However, the costs accounted for by the in-house photographers were far too high, said Rocchi. The figures provided by the auditors were "completely wrong". They were around four times lower than stated. The number of photographers is to be reduced by around a third.
