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More work needs to be done to tackle the gender pension gap
Sue Ferns · 8 March 2023
Today we are marking International Women’s Day in 2023 by returning to an issue we have…
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Could you be affected by an increase in State Pension Age?
Neil Walsh · 21 February 2023
Following recent speculation in the press (see here or here) about a possible future…
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Phillipa Childs pictured outside the National Theatre in London.
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Bectu in 2022, plus looking ahead to next year
22 December 2022
In her final blog for 2022, Head of Bectu Philippa Childs reflects on a busy but productive…
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Support the Trussell Trust and War Child this Christmas
25 November 2022
As 2022 draws to a close and the season of giving arrives, we’re asking members to once…
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english money on a table.
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Five takeaways from the Autumn Statement
Martin McIvor · 17 November 2022
Our economics expert Martin McIvor picks out five significant takeaways from today’s…
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Shot of a group of businesspeople linking arms in solidarity
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Why we all need friends like the union
Denise Kelly, Bectu member · 11 November 2022
This year, 66 Bectu and Prospect members received £3.8 million in total for personal…
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Bectu member James and his dog
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Making a difference in the creative industries – The Alfie Squires Bursary
James · 18 October 2022
The Bectu Sector Executive Committee of Prospect makes available each year the sum of…
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This mini-budget doesn’t tackle the crises that we’re facing
Mike Clancy · 23 September 2022
Prospect general secretary Mike Clancy reacts to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s…
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Fighting for you during this cost-of-living crisis
Mike Clancy · 26 August 2022
Prospect general secretary Mike Clancy writes that we are doing everything we can to…
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Being a disabled freelance worker in the creative industries
Rebecca Jarvis · 24 August 2022
Being a freelancer in the creative industries can be hard at the best of times as often…
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