Salary boost for Dawn staffers

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 29 September 2012

Dawn's management has raised salaries for its reporters and desk staff for the first time in over three years. Employees will receive arrears along with their new salaries.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: After over three years, the Dawn management has given substantial raise to their reporters and desk staff. Journalists at the newspaper tell JournalismPakistan.com the minimum increase is Rs15,000 with the maximum amount as high as Rs50,000. The news of the raise is all the more heartening for the staffers as they will also get three-month arrears. “I am delighted…it’s more than what I expected,” said a reporter. “Actually no one anticipated such massive raise.” Other employees at the paper are also likely to get a salary boost. This happy event contrasts sharply with the situation in several media houses where salaries get delayed and a raise as big as Dawn’s would look out of question.

KEY POINTS:

• Dawn staff receive salary boosts after three years
• Minimum raise is Rs15,000 and maximum is Rs50,000
• Employees will also get three months of arrears
• Positive contrast to other media houses with delayed salaries
• Increased salaries were unexpected by staff