Edipresse: 12 jobs saved
At the newspaper editorial offices of the French-speaking Swiss media company Edipresse, only 15 layoffs will be required instead of 27. Twelve jobs were saved thanks to negotiations by the group, coordination among the editorial offices, and *Impressum*.
Solidarity among journalists led to the result, said Dominique Diserens, Central Secretary of the Impressum media union, in a statement issued by Impressum on Friday. Between 30 and 40 people had offered to reduce their workload or even leave voluntarily. According to SDA, Edipresse confirmed the information provided by Impressum. The result was achieved thanks to the willingness to engage in dialog, the coordination of the editorial teams and the Impressum trade union, it said. Specifically, the Tribune de Genève can dispense with four of the five planned redundancies, Le Matin with three of six and 24 Heures with four of eleven. nOne job has been saved at the other Edipresse titles. According to Diserens, the redundancies will be announced at the beginning of next week.
Edipresse announced on October 9 that it would be cutting 100 full-time jobs, 30 in the editorial offices, 50 in the printing plant in Bussigny and 20 in technical services. Negotiations were still underway on Friday for the jobs outside the editorial offices.
Edipresse announced on October 9 that it would be cutting 100 full-time jobs, 30 in the editorial offices, 50 in the printing plant in Bussigny and 20 in technical services. Negotiations were still underway on Friday for the jobs outside the editorial offices.
