Tamedia promises to stop layoffs by September 2026
The employees of the Zurich media company Tamedia can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being: according to the professional association Impressum, Tamedia has agreed to keep the jobs that still exist today - at least for two years.
The Tamedia management has promised a layoff freeze until September 30, 2026, Impressum announced on Thursday. Impressum sees this as a success "in these difficult times for journalism", as the professional association writes.
In total, Tamedia, which belongs to the TX Group, cut 55 full-time positions. Many voluntary departures, early retirements and reductions in workload meant that the number of redundancies could be reduced. This amounts to 9 redundancies in editorial offices in German-speaking Switzerland and 8 in French-speaking Switzerland, i.e. 17.
Together with the job cuts, Tamedia also announced a strategic realignment at the end of August. In future, the media company intends to focus on its four strongest brands online Tages-Anzeiger, BZ Bernese Newspaper, Basel Newspaper and 24 Heures concentrate.
The Confederation and the Tribune de Genève are to retain their own online presences. However, titles with a smaller reach are to be integrated into the four major platforms. This affects the Zurich regional newspapers, for example The Land messenger, Zürcher Unterländer and Zurichsee-Zeitung. (SDA/swi)
