All Bectu articles – Page 16
-
NewsTony Hall urged to see through bullying reforms
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has renewed calls for Tony Hall to see through BBC bullying reforms – but rowed back from its threat to strike over the issue.
-
NewsITV offers staff £1,000 minimum pay rise
ITV has offered rank and file staff a minimum £1,000 pay rise for 2014, following pressure from unions that the company should reward employees for its turnaround in fortunes.
-
NewsBBC ploughs £740m into pension deficit
The BBC is to plough an extra £365m of licence fee cash into its pension scheme in a bid to pay down a deficit that has doubled since 2010.
-
Features2013: A year of boom and bust
The Mill’s TV arm closed, but with Soho and Manchester facilities opening there were highs too
-
NewsUnions threaten BBC strike
BBC director general Tony Hall’s union relations will be properly tested for the first time in the coming months after they raised the threat of strike action over bullying and pay changes.
-
NewsKing pushes for action plan
Training issues, quotas, access and on-screen portrayal were among the hotly debated topics at Diversify, with race, class, gender, sexuality, geography and age all still having a disproportionate bearing on employment in the film and TV industries, both in front of and behind the camera.
-
NewsBullying rife in creative industries
More than half of workers in the UK’s media, arts and entertainment industries have been subjected to bullying and harassment in the workplace, a study has revealed.
-
NewsBBC religion staff ‘positive’ about colleagues
The BBC’s religion and ethics staff are “particularly positive” about their colleagues - despite Bectu launching a survey on working conditions in the department last week.
-
NewsBettany Hughes calls for 'radical revolution'
Historian Dr Bettany Hughes battled “extraordinary prejudice” when she first tried to enter the TV industry and believes there has to be “radical revolution” for women to achieve equality.
-
NewsUnions threaten to strike over BBC bullying
The BBC unions have threatened to ballot for strike action after claiming that staff have “little or no confidence” in the way the corporation is tackling bullying.
-
NewsBectu raises fresh BBC bullying concerns
Bectu is to survey staff in the BBC religion and ethics department following complaints about “bullying behaviour” and “inappropriate” management style.
-
CommentThe skills and experience shortage crisis
Mike Thornton on the need to take training back to basics
-
CommentTime for action on Rose report
DG’s candid apology is welcome but he must act to restore trust, says Lisa Campbell
-
NewsBullying: BBC still under fire
NUJ and MPs dissatisfied with corporation’s implementation of Rose report recommendations
-
NewsUnions vent frustration at ITV over pay deal
The National Union of Journalists, Bectu and Unite have vented their frustrations at ITV, claiming it failed to “bring anything to the table” at a meeting on Monday to discuss a better pay deal for staff.
-
NewsSIS Live misses out on BBC Sport OB contracts
Trade union Bectu has slammed BBC Sport’s decision not to award SIS Live a single outside broadcast contract as “an act of betrayal.”
-
NewsUnions pressure ITV to reward staff for turnaround
The broadcasting unions have ramped up the pressure on ITV to reward staff for contributing to the company’s continued transformation plan.
-
NewsDG Hall improves BBC relations with unions
The National Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) has settled its pay dispute with the BBC, and general secretary Michelle Stanistreet has hailed Tony Hall’s “considerable shift in approach” to industrial relations.
-
NewsHall and unions set for August showdown over pay
The BBC unions are set for showdown talks with director general Tony Hall next month as both parties seek to resolve the ongoing pay dispute.
-
NewsCensus reveals BAME drain
The UK’s biggest broadcasters have launched a project to address the dramatic decline in the number of black, Asian and ethnic minority staff working in the industry.