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Urgent and specific action needed from government for freelancers, says Bectu
17 March 2020
Our response to the chancellor’s statement on coronavirus.
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Government has completely lost the confidence of freelancers, Bectu survey finds
17 March 2020
97% of creative freelancers think the government is failing to respond to their concerns…
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Theatre workers can’t carry the cost of stopping coronavirus
16 March 2020
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said in response to government advice to avoid theatres, pubs…
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Bectu budget coronavirus response: Freelancers are being left behind
11 March 2020
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said in response to the budget measures allowing easier…
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Lights, cameras and action on diversity
24 February 2020
Lack of diversity took centre stage at this year’s Baftas and Oscars awards. Everybody is talking…
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Immigration rules will make Britain smaller, poorer and less successful
19 February 2020
The government has announced it is to introduce a new points-based immigration system, with…
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BBC TV news revealed as most popular and trusted in union survey
19 February 2020
BBC TV News is the most watched and trusted political news source according to a major…
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Bectu urges members and the public to sign BBC petition
17 February 2020
Bectu is urging its members and the wider public to sign a petition to stop the government…
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New DCMS Secretary of State, Dowden, must be a champion for the creative industries
13 February 2020
Oliver Dowden has been appointed as Secretary of State for the Department for Digital,…
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Bectu joins Changing Faces equality campaign for people with disfigurement in the creative industries
13 February 2020
Bectu has become the first trade union to pledge to eradicate negative stereotypes and…
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