JTI

The Media Outlet has been independently certified according to the JTI Programme and CWA 17493:2019.

Deloitte

Certified by

Deloitte

Date of certification

17/03/2022

Contact details

477 Collins Street
3000 Melbourne
Australia

Media Outlet RTE News Legal Entity Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) Date of first publication 15/12/2021 Date of Latest Change 24/01/2022

16. Professionalism in the Media Outlet

16.1. Recruitment and Training

There shall be professional guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff. This includes responsibilities for implementing diversity policy and staff welfare. Recruitment policy, (use of open competition etc.) and staff welfare principles should be publicly available.

Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?

Yes

Do those guidelines contain a diversity policy?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

We, both as an employer and broadcaster, promote equality in valuing the contribution of all people. As an employer, we recognise that encouragement of diversity and provision of equality of opportunity are essential to the efficiency and effectiveness of our work and to good relations among staff. We recognise that our workforce should reflect the diversity of our society.

Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

RTÉ aims to be a good and supportive employer by providing a comprehensive package of benefits which are designed to provide a high degree of protection for staff throughout their working life with RTÉ and to assist in balancing the demands of work and personal life.

Benefits Include

On-site professional childcare facilities
Group life and salary protection schemes
Defined Contribution Pension Scheme\PRSA Scheme
RTÉ Credit Union on-site
Availability of membership to RTÉ Sports & Social Club, including on-site gymnasium, squash courts and fitness classes
Educational Support Scheme
Enhanced annual leave benefit
Staff support services
Bus/Rail Tax Saver Scheme

Are they publicly available?

Yes

What is the URL?

https://about.rte.ie/working-with-rte/rte-as-an-employer/

16.2. Working Conditions, Contract Policy and Labour Relations

Journalistic principles and practice should be supported by the organisational environment including protection for journalistic integrity through adherence to labour laws and regulations, transparency of contract policy and freedom to organise. The duration or nature of the contract should not inhibit a journalist from operating in an ethical manner and the organisation structure should protect that principle.

Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?

Yes

Are your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?

Yes

Does your staff have the freedom to organise?

Yes

Do you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?

Yes

16.3. Staff Welfare

Responsibility for the welfare of staff and those contracted on a freelance basis should be an important part of a Media Outlet’s role. Organisational Editorial Guidelines should be protective against any form of discrimination and supportive of equality of opportunity. It should ensure safety at work and in the working environment (including remote and online) and have guidelines, which support staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature or have suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work.

Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures protect against discrimination in the workplace?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

The provision of a safe and healthy working environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect, free from bullying, harassment, sexual harassment or racism is a central objective for RTÉ. RTÉ's Dignity and Respect policy supports this objective by making employees aware of what constitutes workplace bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and racism, and by providing a framework for dealing with complaints.

This policy is based on the following Codes of practice which issued under the
Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005: the Industrial Relations Act, 1990:
and the Employment Equality Act 1998- 2015 respectively.
Advice and support is available to assist employees through the
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Designated Contact Person (DCP)
and Human Resources.

Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

RTÉ is an equal employment opportunities employer and considers qualified candidates without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, social experience, race and ethnicity, disability, civil and family status, religious belief and membership of the Traveller Community.
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