Journalists at the Independent who manage to keep their jobs once the newspaper goes digital-only may see their pay halved.
Of the 160 journalists currently working at the newspaper 100 are expected to lose their job when the print business is wound up this Saturday and, according to the Guardian, senior staff who transfer to the digital operation are being asked to take pay cuts up to half their current salaries.
The changes stem form ESI Media’s decision to sell the i to Johnston Press and close the print editions of the Independent and Independent on Sunday.
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Source: The Drum
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