Hrvatska radio televizija (Croatian public broadcaster)

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Croatia
Region
Hrvatska; Grad Zagreb; Grad Zagreb
Location of affected unit(s)
Zagreb
Sector
Media
59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
59.1 - Motion picture, video and television programme activities
59.11 - Motion picture, video and television programme production activities
750 - 800 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 February 2025
Employment effect (start)
17 February 2025
Foreseen end date
31 March 2025

Description

Croatian public broadcaster (Hrvatska radio i televizija – HRT) plans to lay off over 800 employees by March 2025 as part of a business consolidation plan. This aligns with its “New Direction” strategy, which aims to reduce staff by 30% from the current level of 2,700.

Two hundred employees have already accepted severance packages, while the deadline for others to accept severance packages is 31 March 2025. Workers eligible for severance pay should have at least five years of service at HRT and more than 24 months until the legal retirement age.

To rationalize the operating costs of HRT, the government has allocated €28 million in the state budget.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2025), Hrvatska radio televizija (Croatian public broadcaster), Internal restructuring in Croatia, factsheet number 202354, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202354.