> As already communicated in the summer, the current savings targets will inevitably also affect employees. Subject to the consultation process, SRG is expected to cut 900 full-time positions across all regions by 2029. Director General Susanne Wille comments: “We regret these job cuts. The political decisions and the environment in which we operate as a media company leave us with no other choice. SRG is handling the job cuts as responsibly and socially acceptably as possible.”
> One-third, or around 300 of the total 900 full-time positions, will be cut as part of the ongoing cost-saving program. These job cuts have already been consulted on and are underway. A further 600 jobs will have to be cut by 2029. Layoffs are unavoidable. Some of the 600 jobs will be cut through natural attrition and retirements, subject to the results of the consultation process. The SRG’s social plan will be applied to the planned job cuts.
> **This is how the savings amount is calculated**
> The Federal Council has decided to reduce the media levy for households from CHF 335 to CHF 300 until 2029 and to exempt further companies from this levy. This decision will result in a loss of revenue of CHF 120 million for the SRG until 2029. In addition, there will be CHF 90 million less in commercial revenue and an inflation-related increase in operating costs of more than CHF 60 million. According to current assumptions, the SRG will therefore have to save CHF 270 million by 2029. This corresponds to around 17 percent of its 2024 budget.
Sufficient-History71 on
SVP and FDP – yay!
Are reforms needed? Yes! Perhaps change the licensing fee to taxpayer funded one with progressive taxes.
There is already a lack of trustworthy media. We are just accelerating our fall as a society.
KitchenSpecial6246 on
Two things can be true at the same time:
– We need objective media
– People get informed from other sources than SRF
If anything, I would say people need to read less the news. It is undeniable, though, that social media nowadays replace many news sources.
Good luck to democracy. Nevertheless, I am not sure what is the solution.
relativisticcobalt on
Let’s change “state run broadcast channels” to “state run newspaper” and see if any of the arguments in favor of this still hold.
It’s an idiotic concept and making people pay for it is absolutely wrong.
Slavaid91 on
Cool.
Can’t wait to see hockey games on TV in between conspiracy theory ads and debates between people who all agree with each other about how immigrants and ecologists are a problem.
pferden on
I’m baffled that there are still more than 900 people working at srf
6 commenti
I linked the non-paywalled watson article, more details over at Tamedia: https://www.derbund.ch/srg-900-stellen-fallen-dem-sparzwang-zum-opfer-922724397697
As per Tamedia, more info translated with Deepl:
> As already communicated in the summer, the current savings targets will inevitably also affect employees. Subject to the consultation process, SRG is expected to cut 900 full-time positions across all regions by 2029. Director General Susanne Wille comments: “We regret these job cuts. The political decisions and the environment in which we operate as a media company leave us with no other choice. SRG is handling the job cuts as responsibly and socially acceptably as possible.”
> One-third, or around 300 of the total 900 full-time positions, will be cut as part of the ongoing cost-saving program. These job cuts have already been consulted on and are underway. A further 600 jobs will have to be cut by 2029. Layoffs are unavoidable. Some of the 600 jobs will be cut through natural attrition and retirements, subject to the results of the consultation process. The SRG’s social plan will be applied to the planned job cuts.
> **This is how the savings amount is calculated**
> The Federal Council has decided to reduce the media levy for households from CHF 335 to CHF 300 until 2029 and to exempt further companies from this levy. This decision will result in a loss of revenue of CHF 120 million for the SRG until 2029. In addition, there will be CHF 90 million less in commercial revenue and an inflation-related increase in operating costs of more than CHF 60 million. According to current assumptions, the SRG will therefore have to save CHF 270 million by 2029. This corresponds to around 17 percent of its 2024 budget.
SVP and FDP – yay!
Are reforms needed? Yes! Perhaps change the licensing fee to taxpayer funded one with progressive taxes.
There is already a lack of trustworthy media. We are just accelerating our fall as a society.
Two things can be true at the same time:
– We need objective media
– People get informed from other sources than SRF
If anything, I would say people need to read less the news. It is undeniable, though, that social media nowadays replace many news sources.
Good luck to democracy. Nevertheless, I am not sure what is the solution.
Let’s change “state run broadcast channels” to “state run newspaper” and see if any of the arguments in favor of this still hold.
It’s an idiotic concept and making people pay for it is absolutely wrong.
Cool.
Can’t wait to see hockey games on TV in between conspiracy theory ads and debates between people who all agree with each other about how immigrants and ecologists are a problem.
I’m baffled that there are still more than 900 people working at srf