Hundreds of Newshub staff could be staring down the barrel of redudancy in just 4 months and the company is not the only one shedding staff.
Newshub's owned by Warner Brothers and one of the bosses, Glen Kyne told Checkpoint it had ring money for payouts, but at this stage the plan to get rid of all local news and current affairs shows is exactly that, a plan.
It will make a final decision in April.
Employment law expert Blair Scotland from Dundas law speaks to Lisa Owen.
