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Chancellor has a huge blind spot for the nearly 3m excluded self-employed and freelance workers
22 October 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced an enhanced series of financial measures to…
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Zoom on Up – Bectu activists renew fight to increase diversity in creative industries
16 October 2020
As Bectu marks Black History Month, this article highlights the ground-breaking work by 
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New Bectu figures reveal at least 7,442 redundancies in theatre and live events
14 October 2020
At least 7,442 creative industry workers have been made redundant as a result of the…
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Unemployment figures show self-employed among the hardest hit by the pandemic
13 October 2020
The ONS has today released labour market figures showing an increase in unemployment and a…
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Cineworld decision is entirely down to distributors delaying blockbuster releases
5 October 2020
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs, responding to confirmation that Cineworld is to mothball…
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Cineworld must clarify mothballing reports to staff
4 October 2020
Reports in the Sunday newspapers suggest that Cineworld are planning to mothball all of…
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Workers are not prepared for the future of working from home
2 October 2020
New polling shows that workers are both unaware of the kinds of new remote monitoring…
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Panto protestors march on parliament to demand help for theatres and live events
30 September 2020
Pantomime dames, creative workers and others excluded from government support during the…
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Panto Parade to take place on 30 September to highlight continued need for COVID-19 support
28 September 2020
London, Wednesday, 30th September, 2020 Pantomime dames, creative workers and people…
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Graphic shows Philippa Childs with a quote saying: We welcome the practical steps outlined by BAFTA today to increase diversity across film. But there is still a long way to go and the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.
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Bectu hails BAFTA diversity measures as first step but impact still to be tested
24 September 2020
Bectu has given a qualified welcome to new BAFTA measures designed to increase the…
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