CBC scraps bonuses amid backlash and internal payout controversy
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 4:21 pm
CBC has abruptly halted individual bonus payments following severe criticism over multimillion-dollar payouts amid layoffs. The broadcaster’s decision to reconfigure employee compensation comes as a belated attempt to manage optics and restore credibility in an era when rewarding mediocrity seems to be out of fashion.
Le diffuseur avait été critiqué pour avoir versé des millions en primes après avoir supprimé des centaines d’emplois.
After a wave of criticism for handing out so-called "performance pay" to managers when it was considering layoffs, CBC/Radio-Canada's board of directors is ending the practice altogether after a third-party review, the corporation said Wednesday.
The move comes after the Canadian public broadcaster was criticized for paying out millions in bonuses after eliminating hundreds of jobs.
The move comes after the public broadcaster was criticized for paying out millions in bonuses after eliminating hundreds of jobs
The memo argued that the public broadcaster’s executives are underpaid, but other non-unionized employees’ salaries are aligned with the market
The move comes after the public broadcaster was criticized for paying out millions in bonuses after eliminating hundreds of jobs.
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