SRG President waives fee increase
Jean-Bernard Münch, chairman of the SRG Board of Directors, is foregoing the increase in his compensation approved in June for the time being. This is due to the stalled negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement.
For the time being, SRG Chairman of the Board of Directors Jean-Bernard Münch has decided not to increase his salary as agreed in June. The reason for this is the stalled negotiations on a new collective labor agreement (CLA). Münch told SDA on Monday that he wanted to try to ease the stalled CLA discussion. At the same time, the members of the SRG Board of Directors are waiving their attendance fees until further notice. As SRG spokesperson Daniel Steiner told Werbewoche, the Board members want to send a signal to the staff with this step.
The increase in BoD compensation had caused quite a stir, as SRG had recently emphasized that it had to make savings (see
). Despite the renunciation now announced, the increase in fees is apparently not to be changed: The Board of Directors still stands by the increase in fees decided by the Central Council and agreed with the Leuenberger department, Münch told SDA further. The increase was justified. However, the Uvek did not agree with the proposed fee increase, spokesman André Simonazzi explained. Jean-Bernard Münch had also been told this and the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) would propose lower fees to the Federal Council.
The Swiss Syndicate of Media Professionals (SSM) was surprised by the SRG Board of Directors' decision to waive the increase. It had not previously seen the increase in board fees in connection with the contract negotiations, said SSM Central Secretary Stephan Ruppen on request.
According to Ruppen, negotiations with SRG will nevertheless continue. The SSM hopes that a meeting planned for this week with SRG Director General Armin Walpen will bring them closer together. The SSM wants to clarify the extent to which the SRG will accommodate the proposals made by the SSM regarding the planned annual working hours.
The increase in BoD compensation had caused quite a stir, as SRG had recently emphasized that it had to make savings (see
). Despite the renunciation now announced, the increase in fees is apparently not to be changed: The Board of Directors still stands by the increase in fees decided by the Central Council and agreed with the Leuenberger department, Münch told SDA further. The increase was justified. However, the Uvek did not agree with the proposed fee increase, spokesman André Simonazzi explained. Jean-Bernard Münch had also been told this and the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) would propose lower fees to the Federal Council.
The Swiss Syndicate of Media Professionals (SSM) was surprised by the SRG Board of Directors' decision to waive the increase. It had not previously seen the increase in board fees in connection with the contract negotiations, said SSM Central Secretary Stephan Ruppen on request.
According to Ruppen, negotiations with SRG will nevertheless continue. The SSM hopes that a meeting planned for this week with SRG Director General Armin Walpen will bring them closer together. The SSM wants to clarify the extent to which the SRG will accommodate the proposals made by the SSM regarding the planned annual working hours.
