Edipresse: Printing plant employees agree to social plan
After the journalists, the employees in the Edipresse printing plant have now also agreed to a social plan. The media company in western Switzerland has also confirmed its acceptance of the social plan.
"Thanks to the commitment and solidarity of Edipresse employees, around 15 redundancies were avoided," said Bernard Remion from Comedia. In addition, the conditions for those made redundant have been improved. "The implementation of the social plan for the printing plant employees is subject to equal control." According to the union, Edipresse could have made even more concessions to the employees, "but under the current circumstances, we are pleased with what we have achieved". However, the trade unionist regrets that the media company is not prepared to accept short-time working or early retirement for employees under 63.
Around 115 employees affected
The reduction of around 100 jobs announced by Edipresse still applies, but eleven employees are taking early retirement, around 15 are leaving the company voluntarily and around 30 have reduced their workloads. According to Comedia, 61 redundancies have therefore been announced. In total, around 115 employees are directly affected by the restructuring measures. At the beginning of October, the media company announced that it would be cutting 50 jobs in the print shop, 30 in the editorial offices and 20 in production.
