US EditionCBC to stop paying individual bonuses after controversy
- The CBC board decided on May 14, 2025, in Ottawa to stop paying individual bonuses to employees, ending ‘performance pay’.
- This decision followed criticism over millions paid in bonuses while the broadcaster eliminated hundreds of jobs and after an independent review.
- Mercer Canada completed an independent assessment of the broadcaster’s pay structure for employees outside of unions, encompassing top-level executives, and found that CBC’s salary practices generally reflect those of the private sector.
- The review said bonuses have ‘faced scrutiny’ and recommended ensuring compensation stays in the ‘midpoint of the market’ if performance pay ends.
- CBC will adjust affected employees’ salaries to compensate for lost bonuses, reflecting the implications of this policy change.
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CBC Scraps Executive and Staff Bonuses, Increases Salaries as Compensation
CBC/Radio-Canada has announced it will no longer give out millions of dollars in executive and employee bonuses, but will increase salaries to “attract and retain the talent it requires to be successful.” The public broadcaster’s board of directors made the decision to eliminate what it describes as “performance pay” after receiving the “advice and concurrence” of president and CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard, CBC said in a May 14 statement. It will…
CBC/Radio-Canada to scrap much-maligned 'performance pay' for managers
After a wave of criticism for handing out so-called "performance pay" to managers and other staff when it was considering layoffs, CBC/Radio-Canada's board of directors is ending the practice altogether after a third-party review, the corporation said Wednesday.
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