RTE is set to enter talks between it’s management and unions about the outsourcing of children’s TV programmes.
It was revealed previously that the broadcaster would look into outsourcing channels RTEjr and RTE2 to independent production companies.
In a statement released after the talks, the Trade Union Groupthey “had accepted that there has been a breach of the ‘Guiding Principles Agreement’ which commit to prior consultation on significant issues.”
In talks: RTE management and the Trade Union Group are in talks about the outsourcing of children’s programmes | RTE
According to RTE Entertainment, it was agreed at the meeting that talks would take place between the two sides.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Drivetime, Channel Controller for RTÉ One and RTÉ2 Adrian Lynch refused to confirm that the move had been suspended until the end of the consultation period which lasts until 31 January 2017.
