Former Ringier journalist in labor court due to dismissal
Long-time Ringier journalist and war reporter Carl Just appeared before a labor court on Thursday due to dismissal. He reached a settlement with his former employer Ringier. Both parties are keeping quiet about the content.
Long-time Ringier journalist and war reporter Carl Just appeared before a labor court on Thursday due to dismissal. He reached a settlement with his former employer Ringier, as reported by SDA. Both parties remain silent about the content of the settlement.
The 52-year-old journalist worked for the Zurich publishing house for Blick, Sonntagsblick and Schweizer Illustrierte and spent 25 years as a reporter in war zones. At the beginning of January 2007, he received a notice of termination with a fixed-term employment contract from his employer due to health problems. The employment relationship was definitively terminated in 2008 after he had been ill for some time.
In court, the journalist demanded compensation and satisfaction from Ringier in the amount of CHF 200,000 for breach of duty of care. In this context, he claimed "post-traumatic stress disorder" as a result of his assignments in war zones. The publishing house denied any responsibility in court for the illness of its former employee. Nevertheless, both parties agreed to a settlement. This is not yet legally binding, as the journalist's lawyer told SDA on request. It was mainly at the instigation of his client that a one-week cooling-off period was agreed.
The 52-year-old journalist worked for the Zurich publishing house for Blick, Sonntagsblick and Schweizer Illustrierte and spent 25 years as a reporter in war zones. At the beginning of January 2007, he received a notice of termination with a fixed-term employment contract from his employer due to health problems. The employment relationship was definitively terminated in 2008 after he had been ill for some time.
In court, the journalist demanded compensation and satisfaction from Ringier in the amount of CHF 200,000 for breach of duty of care. In this context, he claimed "post-traumatic stress disorder" as a result of his assignments in war zones. The publishing house denied any responsibility in court for the illness of its former employee. Nevertheless, both parties agreed to a settlement. This is not yet legally binding, as the journalist's lawyer told SDA on request. It was mainly at the instigation of his client that a one-week cooling-off period was agreed.
