The ABC will push ahead with plans to axe about 200 jobs as managing director David Anderson prepares to unveil his five-year strategy before the end of the month | zoesam93
The ABC will push ahead with plans to axe about 200 jobs as managing director David Anderson prepares to unveil his five-year strategy before the end of the month.
Mr Anderson informed staff on Tuesday that workers in the content division, which includes news, analysis and investigations, entertainment and regional and local programs, and in the production and content technology departments will be able to volunteer for redundancies, due to the high number of roles that will be impacted as part of the public broadcaster's restructure.
"This is a preliminary process only to help shape those divisions' change plans. Expressing an interest in a redundancy will not automatically mean that an employee will get one, that remains at the discretion of the ABC," he said. Executives will consult divisions where changes are less significant in the next few weeks once those changes have been formalised, he added.was initially scheduled for March, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the plans were delayed.
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