Baz: Trade unions demand appropriate social plan
The trade unions Impressum and Comedia have reacted to the planned job cuts at the Baz. The redundancy plan that Basler Zeitung Medien (BZM) envisages for the affected editors has not been negotiated for them.
The trade unions Impressum and Comedia are reacting to the planned job cuts at Baz. The redundancy plan that Basler Zeitung Medien (BZM) is proposing for the affected editors has not been negotiated for them, according to a statement. The social plan is based on the Viscom CLA and is therefore tailored to the printing industry in particular and not to the specific circumstances of journalists. Furthermore, the procedure had not been negotiated with either the editorial commission or the trade unions.
In addition, the social plan provides for massive deterioration compared to previous social plans at Baz. For example, for older employees who have not yet reached the early retirement age of 60 and have been employed for eight years, the redundancy plan only provides for an extended notice period of one month as severance pay (plus the option of taking time off to take into account replacement income). If the employee remains unemployed, they will not receive any further compensation benefits from the social plan.
Impressum is asking the management of Baz to address the concerns of the editorial team and to negotiate a socially acceptable solution together with them and the associations. The union also reserves the right to review compliance with the provisions on collective redundancies.
In addition, the social plan provides for massive deterioration compared to previous social plans at Baz. For example, for older employees who have not yet reached the early retirement age of 60 and have been employed for eight years, the redundancy plan only provides for an extended notice period of one month as severance pay (plus the option of taking time off to take into account replacement income). If the employee remains unemployed, they will not receive any further compensation benefits from the social plan.
Impressum is asking the management of Baz to address the concerns of the editorial team and to negotiate a socially acceptable solution together with them and the associations. The union also reserves the right to review compliance with the provisions on collective redundancies.
