When Bjerkaas assumed the post as NRK-director in March 2007, an annual salary of 2.3 million kroner awaited him.
After further reflection, he felt that was a little too much, and therefore suggested himself that the salary be reduced to 1.9 million kroner, writes VG.
”I asked to go down from 2.3 to 1.9 million. It was not idealism, but a calculated consideration of what is right,” says Bjerkaas.
Thus he is doing the exact opposite of his predecessor, John G.Bernander, who increased his annual salary from 1.95 to 2.33 million kroner in the course of the six years he sat in the boss’s seat.
The Minister of Culture and Church Affairs, Trond Giske is the general assembly for NRK and will have no need to protest.
”This is impressive. We have not had many such leaders. It is in accordance with the government’s view on leadership salaries,” says Giske.
LO-leader, Roar Flåthen, who for a long time has waged war on leadership salaries, also commends Bjerkaas.
”I have hardly ever heard of a leader who has cut his own salary in this way,” says Flåthen to VG.
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