Guardian Makes Web & Print Equal

Management and union representatives at Guardian News Media have reached an agreement to introduce equal rights for web and print journalists.

According to Press Gazette, the terms and conditions will cover editorial staff at the Guardian, Observer and Guardian.co.uk.

Guardian managing editor Chris Elliot revealed that the new deal encompasses the multimedia working rules agreed last year and introduces new clauses on issues such as copyright and severance.

It also covers areas including working patterns for editorial staff in the new digital world of 24/7 publishing.

“We’ve got a good staff, many of whom are doing bits of multimedia. We’ve tried with the union to create a framework where it becomes part of their normal day,” said Elliot.

He added: “There is a legitimate concern that some people are working too hard and, yes, we have had instances of people working too hard.

“We’ve got to a get a more natural approach to the audio-visual world where people work normally.”