The Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union chief, Bernard Evans, has advised his members to refuse the redundancy packages offered to them yesterday by the Broadcasting Corporation (BCB).
In a bid to downsize the bloated company, ZNS chairman Michael Moss met with the entire staff of the BCB’s Nassau location yesterday to offer them “separation packages”.
The corporation’s northern division in Grand Bahama will be given a similar offer today.
The staff will be given a week to decide whether or not they will accept the offer.
Union chief Evans says the union is not pleased with the offers, seeing as many of his members are in debt; some owe up to $150,000. Mr Evans expects the government to offer redundancy packages that exceed his member’s financial obligations.
However, the Tribune reports that well placed sources at the BCB told the newspaper that, “while the line staff at the corporation may be unhappy with the packages offered to them, there are some managers at the corporation who received ‘some very attractive offers’.”
The source indicates that many of the employees may just take those generous offers.
