All Freelancers articles – Page 3
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FeaturesIndies offer help to freelance workers
With work drying up in a tough period for the industry, 70% of indies have taken steps to support their freelance staff
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NewsThousands sign petition urging action on TV crisis
Change.org petition challenges chancellor’s comments in the budget
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CommentExploring the growing appeal of Asia
Documentary agent Moray Coulter shares his experiences of a trip to Asia TV Forum
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CommentKerene Barefield: It’s time for a new way of doing business
As the freelancer crisis continues, the industry needs to create new ways to keep the door open for those who are struggling
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NewsBectu boss calls for 'urgent industry summit'
Letter from Philippa Childs also calls out culture secretary over recent comments
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NewsBectu boss issues urgent call to action on talent exodus
Philippa Childs says ‘time for warm words and platitudes has passed’
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NewsIndustry support for eight-hour work day
Feasibility of shorter hours examined in Timewise and Bectu Vision research
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NewsFTVC survey: half of screen workers struggling financially
Money Matters report is ‘a sobering read’, says chief executive Marcus Ryder
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CommentSarah Lee: Signs of recovery in the TV jobs market, but industry must collaborate
This January has seen more jobs advertised than in any month since September 2023
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CommentIan Rumsey: Collective effort is needed to weather the storm
The production industry can emerge from the slowdown in a good, if different, place
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FeaturesRoundtable: How to ease the freelancer crisis
Industry leaders discuss what can be done to help out-of-work freelancers – from government aid to greater industry collaboration
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NewsBFI seeks partner for £1.5m programme to improve screen sector working practices
Organisations steeped in HR and UK employment law sought to deliver sector-wide Good Work Programme
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CommentSenior figures can be bullied too: a director speaks out
The devastating impact of bullying can be magnified by the pitfalls of informal referencing, writes an anonymous director
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CommentSeetha Kumar: assessing eight years at ScreenSkills
Outgoing chief executive discusses the successes and challenges of navigating skills policy in our sector
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NewsFreelancers hampered by ‘broken’ TV workforce system
Bectu and FTVC discuss potential for ‘third-party body’ pairing freelancers and broadcasters
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NewsDigital content production sectors face skills shortage, says BFI report
Study identifies the importance of fiscal incentives in production to attract a first-rate workforce
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NewsWFTV chief: Women are leaving the industry because of commissioning slowdown
Katie Bailiff speaks out as WFTV is holding networking sessions and upskilling workshops
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NewsOffAirNightmare campaign to continue into 2024
TOWIE series editor behind the drive pledges to push ahead
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NewsFreelancer Hub set up to connect TV and film workers
Free drop-in sessions with key indies get under way in December
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NewsThree-quarters of UK film and TV crew consider workplace as unsafe
Over 700 individuals surveyed by Bectu and The Mark Milsome Foundation