At the end of December 2023, the management changed and a real revolution began. Its consequence was numerous changes, mainly among presenters associated with the propaganda message of the previous government. Even putting the company into liquidation did not stop the changes, because soon another person will end his long-term cooperation with the station.
TVP will not extend the contract with Kaczyński’s cousin. What was Jan Maria Tomaszewski’s role at the station?
According to reports, on February 29, 2024, Jan Maria Tomaszewski, the current theater advisor to the company’s management board and privately cousin, will leave Telewizja Polska. He took up the position in 2016, right after Law and Justice won the elections and he became the president of the station. The current government, through revolutionary changes, decided that the function of advisors is not necessary, but only generates unnecessary costs, and therefore the decision was made to liquidate it.
It is worth emphasizing that Tomaszewski was already associated with TVP, when a former colleague of Lech Kaczyński, Andrzej Urbański, served as president. However, he believed that he owed the job not to his cousins, but to his experience and skills. – Who was supposed to work on TV, a shoemaker? I had the highest qualifications to work at TVP – he said in an interview for , adding that his cousins found out about his employment only a few weeks later. In another interview, he claimed that being related to politicians was more often a hindrance to him than a real help.
Kaczyński’s cousin earned a fortune on TVP. How much was his salary?
Many people are curious how much Tomaszewski earned in . It turns out that as a full-time advisor, he received a generous salary, ranging from PLN 230,000 to PLN 250,000. PLN per year. He had previously stated that his regular salary was as much as PLN 35,000. PLN gross, which gives approximately PLN 24,000. PLN net. Now Wirtualne Media has found out how much his remuneration was in particular years:
- 2016 – PLN 248,258.40
- 2017 – PLN 229,250.00
- 2018 – PLN 250,300.00
- 2019 – PLN 230,521.36
- 2020 – PLN 242,443.13
- 2021 – PLN 254,581.05
- 2022 – PLN 235,422.23
- 2023 – PLN 507,634.80.
However, this is not the end of the revelations. Tomaszewski could also count on permanent bonuses and allowances of several or even several thousand zlotys, as well as remuneration from additional civil law contracts. He earned the most from the latter in 2023, receiving over PLN 57,000. PLN gross. According to estimates, throughout the entire period of work at Telewizja Polska, Jan Maria Tomaszewski earned a total of over PLN 2 million. He is currently on notice, so he does not have to provide TVP services and can count on severance pay in accordance with applicable law.
Source: Gazeta
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