Imprint accuses Ringier of breach of contract
Ringier Romandie has seriously violated the Western Switzerland Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Press by issuing layoffs without first consulting the editorial staff, according to the accusation leveled against the publisher by Impressum, the Western Switzerland journalists' union. A total of ten people were affected by the layoffs.
Ringier Romandie has seriously violated the collective labor agreement for the press in French-speaking Switzerland by making redundancies without first consulting the editorial teams, according to the accusation directed at the publisher by the French-speaking Swiss journalists' union Impressum. According to SDA, a total of ten people were affected by the dismissals. The publisher should have discussed alternatives with the editorial teams or their representatives before the redundancies were announced, Impressum wrote in a press release on Friday. In particular, short-time working should have been considered.
Impressum reserves the right to take legal action against the " abusive dismissals. Consultation is a rule of the social partnership in force in French-speaking Switzerland. Ringier, on the other hand, is of the opinion that it acted in accordance with the rules. The internal rules had been respected, in particular the staff committees had been informed of the redundancies the day before, said Daniel Pillard, Director of Ringier Romandie, when asked by SDA. The difference between Ringier Romandie's practice and the collective labor agreement is small.
Impressum reserves the right to take legal action against the " abusive dismissals. Consultation is a rule of the social partnership in force in French-speaking Switzerland. Ringier, on the other hand, is of the opinion that it acted in accordance with the rules. The internal rules had been respected, in particular the staff committees had been informed of the redundancies the day before, said Daniel Pillard, Director of Ringier Romandie, when asked by SDA. The difference between Ringier Romandie's practice and the collective labor agreement is small.
