Cap on public sector salaries blamed for TVP resignation

Walter Chelstowski, a member of public broadcaster TVP management board, resigned. "I have too much esteem for my professional achievements to work under such conditions," he explained. He criticized the bill which will come into effect June 1 that will limit the wages of top managers in the public sector. "The effect of the bill will be disastrous," added Chelstowski. It will decrease nominal salaries of the members of the TVP board from zl. 24,000 to zl. 12,000. The Treasury Minister also will establish the wages which can be as low as zl. 700. Chelstowski resigned before the bill came into force so he will get the compensation guaranteed by his contract and another one for not working for any of the commercial broadcasters over the next year. The amount of the pay out is classified and nobody knows how much it will be, but in Polish radio it is equal to one-year's salary. (Rzeczpospolita, page A2) M.M.