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This government must end the tradition of treating the civil service as a political punchbag
10 March 2025
The government has said it plans a radical reform of the civil service, and that some…
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Make Freelancing Pay: new report shows what UK could learn from international tax and benefits policies to improve financial security in the creative industries
6 March 2025
‘Make Freelancing Pay’, a new report on improving financial security, workforce…
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Protecting creative workers from the impact of AI
3 March 2025
The TUC has today launched its manifesto on AI for creative workers, which outlines a…
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Bectu calls for action on lack of rest breaks as research shows huge health and safety risk to crew
27 February 2025
Bectu is calling for action on ‘broken turnaround’, after new research by the union…
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Bectu responds to publication of CIISA’s Standards
27 February 2025
Commenting on the publication of the Creative Industries Independent Standards…
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Bectu responds to Tim Westwood report: “This must be a watershed moment for the industry”
25 February 2025
Responding to today’s publication of the Tim Westwood report, Head of Bectu Philippa…
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Supporting VFX members following closure of Technicolor
25 February 2025
We are currently supporting members facing redundancy at Technicolor following the…
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Fashion UK launches state of the sector film and report
24 February 2025
Fashion UK, the UK’s first trade union branch for fashion creatives, screened its first…
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Bectu responds to Arts Everywhere Fund: “The Creative Industry Sector Plan must include a focus on jobs”
20 February 2025
Responding to today’s announcement of over £270 million of funding for the arts and…
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“A radical step-change is needed to tackle TV’s bullying and harassment problem”: Bectu responds to Gino D’Acampo allegations
7 February 2025
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said in response to the allegations levelled at Gino…
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