All Bectu articles – Page 4
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News‘Big on rhetoric, light on detail’ - assessing reactions to the white paper
Bectu and NUJ plus BBC and ITV among industry bodies that have responeded to planned reforms
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NewsBectu launches campaign to improve scripted working conditions
Follows breakdown in negotiations with Pact over TV Drama Agreement
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NewsC4 sale plans dubbed ‘cultural vandalism’ by unions
Bectu, NUJ and TAC join chorus of criticism at plans to sell broadcaster
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NewsJames Taylor launches podcast with plea to tackle ‘brain drain’
Telly Talk with JT & Sho, co-hosted with Sho Bhatia, to act as forum for freelancers
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NewsFertility issues tackled by Bectu report
Publishes guidance designed to help employers support those affected by menopause, fertility treatment, menstruation and pregnancy loss
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NewsLucinda Hicks: pandemic restrictions are creating crew discontent
Philippa Childs, Lucinda Hicks, Alex Pumfrey and Alicia Dalrymple discuss mental health challenges
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NewsBectu and Pact drama negotiations break down
Union moves to terminate existing agreement in six months
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NewsBectu to update unscripted pay guidance amid criticism
Freelancer union under fire over ‘damaging’ guidelines
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NewsBectu bids to ‘demystify’ unscripted pay rates
Union sets out recommended baseline weekly rates to create ‘fair and equal system’
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NewsExposed: TV’s long hours culture
Time Project survey uncovers ‘broken system’ in which staff work 14 hours per week more than national average
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NewsBectu puts bullying back in spotlight
Union calls on unscripted workers to reveal instances of harassment
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NewsBectu members take aim at Pact
Letter to indie body signed by 2,000 ‘angry’ signatories focuses on poor working conditions
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NewsBectu survey reveals widespread bullying and abuse
Freelancers fear being blacklisted if they make complaints
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NewsDCMS prepares to tackle bullying
Culture minister Caroline Dinenage convenes roundtable with industry bodies
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NewsBectu slams ‘political interference’ in Channel 4
Union boss calls out move to block re-appointment of female directors
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NewsBectu: third of freelancers out of work
Research reveals extent of impact on creative workers’ prospects
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PodcastNewswrap: Piers Morgan saga: what next?
Bectu head Philippa Childs urges broadcasters to get tough on bullying after this week’s GMB walkout
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NewsC4 and Bectu float bullying point person
Emma Hardy and Philippa Childs discuss measures in wake of Gogglebox allegations
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NewsFreelancer lobbying hits crescendo as budget nears
Bectu among bodies to pile pressure on chancellor
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NewsExposed: freelancer Covid payouts fall short
Bectu warns indies against ’penalising’ workers for pandemic-induced suspensions