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25-01-2019, 06:49
Media Broadcast to adopt cost-saving measuresJanuary 24, 2019 21.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger The management of German technical services provider Media Broadcast and trade union ver.di have agreed on the introduction of a four-day work week from April 1, 2019.The weekly working time will be reduced from 38 to 32 hours, to be spread over four days. The gross salary of employees will be cut by at least 7.29%. The new working time model applies to all staff members.The agreement will prepare the company for digital transformation and secure jobs at the same time, Media Broadcast explained in a statement, adding that the background is the technological change from analogue technology to digital platforms that require less maintenance and less staff. With the introduction of the four-day week, the service provider wants to prevent employee overcapacities from mid-2019. The agreement also opens up more scope for future investments and new hires in innovation areas, according to Media Broadcast. Operational redundancies are ruled out until the end of 2023.In October 2018, ver.di announced that Media Broadcast was in a difficult economic situation and was therefore negotiating with the trade union about the introduction of a four-day week to avoid redundancies.