All Bectu articles – Page 30
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NewsBectu adds support to Sky divestment
Bectu has welcomed the government's decision to order BSkyB to reduce its 17.5% stake in ITV to 7.5%, a decision it said was made in the public interest.
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NewsBBC strikes averted
The BBC has averted the prospect of imminent strikes after overnight talks with unions.
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NewsSkillset warns firms to adapt or risk ruin
A Skillset report has warned the facilities industry that it lacks business and management skills and must change to survive.
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NewsUnions urge Trust to extend pay study
Unions have called on the BBC Trust to broaden its study of BBC on-screen talent costs to include pay levels for the corporation's top executives.
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NewsBBC Scotland looks for compulsory redundancies
BBC Scotland is thought to be planning eight compulsory redundancies after too few staff came forward to meet its Value for Money cuts.
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NewsBBC strike deadline pushed back
Broadcasting unions have extended the deadline for their BBC strike ballot by two weeks to allow for a fresh round of negotiations over job cuts and staff allowances.
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NewsThreat of 96-hour strike looms after early BBC staff talks
BBC staff have given an early indication that they are prepared to strike for as long as 96 hours in January.
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NewsSTV to axe 45 staff
Scottish regional broadcaster STV is expected to make 45 staff redundant as it plans for the end of its contract with Setanta to air Scottish Premier League highlights.
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NewsRedundancies confirmed at BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland has confirmed targets to make 14 staff redundant by next April with a further 100 jobs to be axed by April 2009.
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NewsBBC rejects union talks after ballot
The BBC has responded to the National Union of Journalists, Bectu and Unite’s decision to ballot for strike action by refusing to meet them at a national level.
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NewsBBC strike vote in January
BBC workers will vote on whether to strike by 9 January, and could stop working between seven and 28 days after that, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has confirmed.
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NewsUnions to vote on BBC strike
Broadcasting unions have agreed to ballot for industrial action over the corporation’s threat of compulsory redundancies, raising the possibility of strikes as soon as January.
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NewsBBC confused over strike ballot
The BBC has expressed confusion over broadcasting unions’ decision to ballot for strike action over compulsory redundancies.
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NewsHundreds of volunteers for BBC News cuts
More BBC News staff have expressed interest in taking voluntary redundancy than the level of cuts the department needs to make in the first year.
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News303 BBC staffers volunteer for redundancy
The BBC Vision Productions division is understood to have had 303 people register their interest in voluntary redundancy.
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NewsBBC redundancy hunt begins
The BBC has kicked off its search for 1,000 volunteers for redundancy within news and Vision Studios, with interested staff asked to come forward by 19 November.
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NewsBBC redundancies to start in December
The BBC is set to begin making redundancies as soon as 1 December following a meeting between news executives and broadcasting unions yesterday.
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NewsOutrage at NHU cuts
The BBC's plan to cut almost a third of jobs at the NHU has prompted outrage among wildlife programme makers.
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NewsBBC delays voluntary redundancy letters
The BBC will not speak to staff until divisions have met with the unions.
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NewsThompson faces staff battle
Support for Mark Thompson plummeted this week ahead of the unveiling of the corporation’s strategy to staff.