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Freelance working practices to be discussed by TV Coalition for Change
24 August 2020
Major broadcasters and TV industry bodies have signed up to take part in historic…
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April 27, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces micro loan for small businesses. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Credit Simon Walker HM Treasury
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Bectu joins call to extend SEISS until 2021
19 August 2020
Over 120 organisations including Bectu have signed a letter to the Treasury calling on…
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Bectu members took part in the #WeMakeEvents #RedAlert protest on 11 August highlighting the economic crisis facing the live events sector. Photo shows the Tate Modern lit up in red
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Sharp decline in arts jobs reinforces urgency of swift action from government, says Bectu
13 August 2020
The news that the arts, entertainment and recreation industry has seen the largest…
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Bectu highlights Culture Recovery Fund concerns to Oliver Dowden
12 August 2020
Bectu has written to culture secretary Oliver Dowden outlining challenges theatres and…
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MPs write to Ofcom over BBC regional news cuts
10 August 2020
Damian Collins MP and 22 other MPs from across the south east of England have written…
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April 27, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces micro loan for small businesses. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Credit Simon Walker HM Treasury
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Prospect urges targeted furlough extension to avert job losses
7 August 2020
Prospect general secretary Mike Clancy has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging him…
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Bectu supports Time Project initiative from Share My Telly Job
7 August 2020
Share My Telly Job has revealed details of a pilot research project in September to try…
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Theatre job losses jump from 3000 to 5000 in a month, reports Bectu
3 August 2020
The true scale of job losses in the theatre industry has been laid bare by Bectu the…
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Indoor performance delay demonstrates need for theatre furlough exemption and specific freelance support, says Bectu
31 July 2020
Responding to news that indoor performances will be postponed until at least 15…
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Head of Bectu Philippa Childs; photo by Jess Hurd
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Ambassador Theatre Group to lay off 1,200 casual staff as furlough safety net ends
31 July 2020
Close to 1,200 casual members of staff working for the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG)
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