"It was a massacre": Traditional Basel publishing house cuts 76 jobs - those affected sharply criticize bosses | blue News

Dozens of employees are losing their jobs at the traditional Karger publishing house. The management is talking about realignment, but those affected are criticizing the way the company is communicating.

At the Basel-based academic publisher Karger, 76 employees are losing their jobs - around two thirds of the workforce. The dismissals were announced at the end of March, with notice periods of one to six months, as reported by the "Basler Zeitung". This is contained in a letter from S. Karger AG to the Basel Office for Economy and Labor regarding the consultation process, which is available to the newspaper.

According to the letter, the management is talking about a "necessary strategic realignment" and is cutting less profitable areas. Customer service, sales, IT and marketing are particularly affected. The finance department will be largely spared.

Founded in 1890, the traditional publishing house, one of the largest Swiss publishers of specialist medical publications, has belonged to Oxford University Press (OUP) for three months. With the takeover, President of the Board of Directors Gabriela Karger also resigned.

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