Economic pressures have prompted the Toronto Star to plan staff cuts of up to five per cent and consider outsourcing the bulk of its page production work, the company announced Monday.
Spokesman Bob Hepburn said the country’s largest daily newspaper is currently in discussions to transfer most of its print page design operations to Pagemasters North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Canadian Press.
Hepburn said no deal has been reached so far, adding the paper is open to proposals from the Communication, Energy and Paperworkers Union that would keep the work in-house.
Hepburn said the paper is planning to eliminate a total of 55 positions from its staff of nearly 1,000, adding most of the cuts will come from the editorial department. Some of those jobs could be saved if the company reaches a deal with the union, he said.
Some jobs have already been cut in the Human Resources department, while layoff notices are pending in advertising, he said.
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