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Businesses and unions must work together to help boost growth says Prospect and CIPD
Businesses and unions need to improve their employment relations skills if they are to work together effectively and support efforts to grow the economy, says Prospect and CIPD, the professional body ...
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Bectu endorses report calling for protections for creative workers from the impacts of Generative AI
Launched today at SXSW London, a new report from Queen Mary University of London, the Institute for the Future of Work, and ...
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US tariffs could deal a knock-out blow to an industry only just recovering
Responding to the announcement of new tariffs on US imports of films, Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said: “The UK is a world leader in film and TV production, employing thousands of talented workers, ...
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Bectu responds to CMA announcement regarding collusion by broadcasters on rates of pay for freelancers
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said in response to today’s announcement from the The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding collusion on rates of pay for freelancers: “Freelancers are a ...
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Bectu calls for action on lack of rest breaks as research shows huge health and safety risk to crew
Bectu is calling for action on ‘broken turnaround’, after new research by the union reveals how widespread it is – and the severe physical and mental health impact it has on film and TV crew. A worker ...
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Bectu responds to redundancies at Coronation Street and Emmerdale
“Today’s announcement will be very difficult news for everyone concerned. Corrie and Emmerdale have entertained generations and provided brilliant employment opportunities and skills development for ...
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18-hour days, heatstroke and sleeping on the floor: life behind the scenes for UK festival workers
New Bectu research has uncovered the often grim reality of working at UK festivals. The union surveyed behind-the-scenes festival workers and crew, including those working in construction, sound, ...
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Half of UK screen industry workers remain out of work, Bectu research finds
A year on from the SAG-AFTRA industrial action in the US and the subsequent halt in UK film and TV production, more than half (52%) of the UK’s film and TV workforce are still out of work. Bectu, the ...
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Career optimism at a low for minorities in the creative industries: Creative Access report
Leading diversity and inclusion social enterprise Creative Access has published its 2024 Thrive report, outlining the pressing need for creative industry employers to expand diversity efforts beyond ...
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Bectu calls on creative industries to get behind independent standards authority as 9 in 10 creative workers say they have been sexually harassed at work
Please be aware that the below article contains descriptions of sexual harassment and assault and may be upsetting for some readers. Bectu, the UK’s union for creative industry workers, has called on ...
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UK is crying out for a proper plan for jobs and growth – nothing in the Budget suggests that plan exists
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has revealed the UK Budget which includes a 2p cut in National Insurance Contributions. Departmental spending will continue to rise overall by 1% a year in real terms but once ...
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Bectu calls for government intervention as new research shows UK film and TV industry in crisis
A new report based on a Bectu poll of more than 4,000 UK film and TV workers lays bare the shocking work drought and wider crisis facing the sector, and shows that the industry’s freelance workforce ...