After the salary caps were announced, the state broadcaster kept a second big secret: the so-called pension benefits also for ex-directors and their high security in the budget…
Even before the list of the 62 top salaries at the public broadcaster was sent to the Federal Chancellery on Easter Sunday, ‘Krone’ readers knew: Ö3 man Robert Kratky in first place has a gross salary of more than 550,000 euros per year with part-time jobs. Behind this, Pius Strobl collects a salary of 440,000 euros until 2026 through a special contract from the time of his ex-boss Alexander Wrabetz. The current managing director, Roland Weißmann (420,000 euros), earns ten percent less than his predecessor.
Stop the publication by going to the Supreme Court
The ORF works council wants to stop the publication of the list in the future by going to the highest court. But that takes time. It is now being discussed internally whether one of the top earners who will soon retire can submit a so-called individual request to the Constitutional Court for data protection reasons. Because this will be decided faster.
Pensions are also the key word for the next financial lump on the Küniglberg. Because the provisions for pensions continue to consume more than 100 million euros annually. Further obligations in the budget arise for severance payments and unused vacation days.
In total, these accrued securities for the thousands of employees and many more retirees account for one in three euros of the billion-dollar budget. Be that as it may, in addition to “normal” company pensions, there are also luxury pensions.
Old privileges still cost a lot of money
Such privileges for ex-directors have been a thing of the past for almost 25 years, but still affect up to fourteen former managers or the widows of deceased top managers. Ex-general Alexander Wrabetz can now also enjoy a substantial ORF pension when he reaches retirement age next year at the age of 65. The rumored figure is 8,000 euros per month, four times as much as the average male pensioner.
Meanwhile, new director Roland Weißmann vows to his staff in an internal email about the salary disclosure: “Do not be provoked in the public debate. Not even on social media.”
Source: Krone
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