Cost-cutting measures at SRI: 16 jobs are on the test bench
At Radio and Television of Italian-speaking Switzerland (RSI), 16 positions are under review as part of cost-cutting measures. RSI Director Dino Balestra defended the cost-cutting measures to the media on Monday. Layoffs are to be avoided, and the company will seek alternative positions within the organization for the affected employees.
16 jobs at Radio and Television of Italian-speaking Switzerland (RSI) are being put to the test to save money. From January 1, 2010, the entertainment program "La Tele", among others, will be axed. The production of in-house films and series will also be reduced. RSI Director Dino Balestra defended these cost-cutting measures amounting to around ten million francs to the media in Lugano on Monday. It is nothing out of the ordinary, he said. Even in previous years, it had not been possible to meet all the wishes of the program managers when planning the budget.
Other jobs within the company will be sought for the employees affected by the discontinued broadcasting channels. According to Balestra, redundancies should be avoided. He also rejected the accusation that those responsible at RSI had an "ill-considered, authoritarian and irresponsible management style", as the Syndikat Medienschaffender (SSM) wrote last week. Balestra attributed the dissatisfaction and annoyance of the employees to the changes in the media industry with the constantly changing demands on journalists.
Other jobs within the company will be sought for the employees affected by the discontinued broadcasting channels. According to Balestra, redundancies should be avoided. He also rejected the accusation that those responsible at RSI had an "ill-considered, authoritarian and irresponsible management style", as the Syndikat Medienschaffender (SSM) wrote last week. Balestra attributed the dissatisfaction and annoyance of the employees to the changes in the media industry with the constantly changing demands on journalists.
No savings on the logo
Balestra also did not let the accusation of wasteful use of fee money go unchallenged. For example, the introduction of a new logo was unavoidable due to the convergence project. Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana changed its abbreviation from RTSI to RSI. The SRG subsidiaries in German-speaking Switzerland and French-speaking Switzerland will also soon have a new logo.
