Monday it was announced that the members of the editorial team of TV 2, Klubb2, responds to the size of the final packages that are offered to all employees. TV 2 will over the next four years cut costs for a total of 350 million.
The employees have had time in which to consider the final package. Thanking the yes the end of June, they get a bonus month with the purchase. Do they need more time, they have until late August before they must respond to the offer. But staff journalist talked with shrugs and asks about how many there are who want to apply for these packages.
Campaign has put end packages in the system. Those with less than four years now get at least; including notice they can take with them four months’ salary. Most are those who have worked longer than 15 years in business: 10 months including notice period.
Fearing layoffs
Those who have turned 50 years receive an additional 1 month’s salary on top of this. This means that the packages provide a minimum of four months’ salary and a maximum of 12.
– We are afraid that with this facility did not get enough volunteerism, says club leader Henrikke Helland and add : – But we do not know.
What she is referring to is that management has communicated that there is talk of a downsizing in isolation, but cost cuts. And that there is no similarity between costs and downsizing.
Yet estimates Dagens Næringsliv (requiring payment) today that at least 150 employees must cease to be able to implement cuts in the order of management has added up to.
Organization Director Sarah Willand says the campaign that it is impossible to change the quotation which is sent out. She does not rule out layoffs.
– It is too early to answer this now that the extent of downsizing is not ready until September. But we can not exclude that there will be layoffs if we do not come in goals with voluntary solutions, responding Willand.
Cut in 2008
This is the third round of cost cutting in TV 2 since the autumn of 2008. It was the first job cuts in the TV company’s 16 year history that. The message from management was that TV2′s costs had to be reduced by 150 million. To achieve this had 72 positions away.
When it was such a high demand for severance packages that not everyone who applied got. The packages were then also quite attractive:
○ Shorter than 10 years in TV2 gave three months’ salary plus one month’s salary for each year in business. Ie up to 12 months.
○ Between 10 and 17 years of service: 9 months ‘salary and one month’s salary for each year of the company.
○ For employees over 50 years had six months’ salary on top of this again.
○ There were also given individual customization as educational support and acquisition of equipment.
at this time traded TV2 for 2.4 billion. Pre-tax profit was 185 million.
Cut in 2010
Cost cuts were not enough. At the end of 2009 it was announced that a further 150 million had to be saved. 130 positions would be abolished. Then it was not as big rift on a final package.
○ All employees received 0.75 months salary for every year they had worked in TV 2 in addition to the notice period without duties.
○ The who had been involved from the start could been joined by half the annual salary.
○ Those over 55 years would receive an additional allowance.
in 2010, operating revenues were also 2.4 billion. The profit before tax was NOK 252 million.
In 2015 the revenue was 3.9 billion and profit before tax of 382 million.
Larger and larger
during his 24 years TV 2 has grown from one TV channel to seven. With strong presence online and in pouring market. The company has twice spun off successful departments and sold these with great success (Storm and Vizrt). And has on a few occasions attempted in the acquisition unsuccessfully (Manager and Channel 24).
When TV2 aired in 1992 had it as it once was one tv channel 210 employees. Ten years working 477 TV 2.
In 2008, the company was at its largest with 815 employees. Then began the cuts. Over two years, a total of 200 positions cut. According proff.no’s headcount now stands at 962.
In September, the employees know how many need to go as a result of restructuring TV2 now going through. Steward Helland says the process can be a strain on the individual. Both Bergen and Oslo, the company shall exchange office. Samtdig several asked if it is sustainable to keep headquarters in Western Norway.
No areas of the company are protected from cuts. It allows employees stands expectantly, while TV 2 will carry two giant productions this summer as a result of that they have the rights of the European Football Championship and the Olympic Games in Rio. It comes on top of the Tour de France.
And then comes therefore fall.
– We were very surprised by the offer that came to the table to finish. Previously layoffs avoided thanks to generous packages. This offer is far from such a level and we have questioned about the purpose of making such bad packets.
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