VRT appoints an external mediator “to restore trust between staff and management”

The VRT appoints a Dutch professor as an external mediator to restore trust between staff and management. The public broadcaster reports this.

VRT CEO Frederik Delaplace had proposed to the unions at the end of March to appoint an “external bridge builder” to restore trust. That trust had taken a serious hit, partly due to the fuss surrounding whether or not to broadcast The process that no one wantedthe documentary about Bart De Pauw.

Today, Thursday, the VRT and the unions agreed to appoint such a mediator, the public broadcaster reports. It will be the Dutchman Rob van Eijbergen. “He is a mediator, organizational consultant, and professor of organizational integrity at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht,” explains VRT spokesperson Bob Vermeir.

“He supervises research into the integrity of organizations. He is also a much sought-after expert in the Dutch media to comment on integrity issues in companies and organizations. Rob van Eijbergen is expected to start his assignment at VRT soon. The unions and management believe in a strong public broadcaster that makes a difference in our society every day,” it said.