All Bectu articles – Page 15
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Comment'Slavery' is nothing new in TV
Bectu’s survey has highlighted lack of change in TV industry says Ron Prince
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NewsBBC could face strike over pay deal
The BBC could be faced with significant strike action after the National Union of Journalists voted to ballot for industrial action.
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NewsPressure grows for fresh TV diversity targets
Broadcasters and indies should be hit with financial penalties for failing to hit targets introduced to boost diversity, according to four leading figures.
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NewsTV ‘grossly unfair’ to runners
Runners in the TV industry face low pay and long hours, are poorly treated and lack career progression, according to new research.
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NewsTV runners’ pay and diversity issues exposed
Bectu’s first-ever survey of runners shows that barely any earn enough to live in London and there is a lack of diversity among TV’s junior staff.
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NewsBectu urges ITV to act on US freelancer conditions
Bectu has added to growing pressure on ITV to engage with American trade unions over conditions for non-fiction freelancers in the US.
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NewsBectu aims to break grips pay ‘stand-off’
Bectu has invited senior production managers at the BBC and ITV to a meeting overseen by arbitration service Acas as it attempts to break the long-running “stand-off” over pay for specialist drama production staff.
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NewsBBC staff ratings system under fire
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bectu and Unite have rallied against the reintroduction of a BBC staff ratings system.
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NewsUS Writers Guild at odds with ITV over benefits
ITV has been invited to give evidence at a hearing hosted by New York City Council in light of complaints made by the Writers Guild America (WGA) about benefits for its members.
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NewsUnions slam BBC pay offer
Broadcasting unions have branded the BBC’s pay offer “completely unacceptable” and are launching a campaign calling on the corporation to reform its remuneration structures.
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NewsBBC mulls outsourcing archive
The BBC is considering outsourcing the management of its vast archive of television and radio programmes.
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NewsBBC and ITV aim to resolve pay row
The BBC and ITV will attempt to resolve a long-running pay dispute with specialist drama production crew after Bectu threatened to disrupt work on some of the UK’s biggest shows.
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NewsJamaica Inn sound issues: BBC drama boss apologises
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has apologised for the sound issues on Jamaica Inn after the corporation received nearly 800 viewer complaints about the Origin Pictures drama.
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NewsMajor TV dramas face disruption in pay dispute
Bectu has threatened to derail production on dramas including Call the Midwife and Doctor Who if a long-running pay dispute is not resolved.
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NewsBectu survey points to BBC improvement
Bectu has claimed that it has seen improvement in working conditions at the BBC’s religion and ethics department since investigating the matter last year.
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NewsUK Screen hits out at Bectu's VFX charter
UK Screen Association has accused Bectu of publishing misleading information as part of its campaign for better working practices for VFX workers.
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NewsITV staff accept pay offer
ITV’s unionised staff have voted overwhelming in favour of the company’s latest pay offer.
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CommentThose in power must pile on BAME pressure
Real action requires organisations in power to demand transparency, says Janice Turner
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NewsRevealed: Diary of a director general
The political pressure and manoeuvring that comes with being director general of the BBC has been laid bare in an analysis of Tony Hall’s diary for his first seven months in office.
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NewsBBC reveals bullying action
The BBC disciplined eight of its staff for bullying or sexual harassment last year, with one individual losing their job.