KBS Passes Board Proposal to Cut More Than 10% of Positions Including Department Heads and Deputy Heads...

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] KBS is implementing an organizational restructuring that reduces director, deputy director, and team leader positions by about 10%. Additionally, the Disaster Broadcasting Center, currently led by a deputy director, will be expanded and upgraded to a Disaster Media Center led by a director-level executive to strengthen disaster broadcasting functions.

KBS announced on the 24th that it held a board meeting and passed the organizational restructuring plan based on these points.

The restructuring plan includes ▲transition from a terrestrial broadcasting-centered linear organization to a digital non-linear organization ▲streamlining personnel operations through consolidation of similar and overlapping tasks ▲strengthening disaster media operations.

Specifically, to improve personnel operation efficiency, KBS will reduce director, deputy director, and team leader positions by about 10% at headquarters. The 556 positions at the director, deputy director, and team leader levels will be reduced to 491 (director-level from 52 to 46, deputy director from 155 to 137, team leader from 349 to 308).

Furthermore, to enhance the capability to fulfill public responsibilities, the disaster broadcasting hub organization will be expanded and personnel reinforced. The current Disaster Broadcasting Center (deputy director level) will be replaced and newly established as the Disaster Media Center (director level).

For the News Headquarters, digital roles will be specified in all departments, and a 24-hour news streaming channel will be firmly established. The digital content production function will be transferred to the Production Headquarters to strengthen multi-platform and crossover production capabilities.

This organizational restructuring plan is expected to be implemented as early as the beginning of next month after follow-up procedures such as revising implementation rules.

KBS explained the restructuring as a "mid- to long-term efficiency plan utilizing retirements," adding that "by relatively reducing personnel in direct and strategic departments, production and field departments will see short-term personnel reinforcement as a result."

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