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Bectu backs further pressure on Treasury to extend support to creative freelancers
29 May 2020
Two Bectu backed letters highlighting the need for continued income support for creative…
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Treasury must do more to prevent redundancies and economic hardship
29 May 2020
Prospect has welcomed the Chancellor’s extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention…
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Changes to income support schemes fail to provide for freelancers again, says Bectu
29 May 2020
Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement that the Self-employment Income Support…
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Close to 30 theatres warn Bectu of redundancy plans
29 May 2020
Nearly 30 theatres and venues have warned Bectu they are considering redundancy…
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Prospect warns of extreme hardship for thousands if government support withdrawn too early
27 May 2020
Prospect has warned the government of the likelihood of mass redundancies and extreme…
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OB workers invited to Bectu COVID-19 meeting
27 May 2020
Outside broadcast workers are being invited to a meeting organised by Bectu, the union for…
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Rishi Sunak being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg for BBC News (Simon Walker, HM Treasury). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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Bectu continues lobbying government on behalf of creative freelancers
21 May 2020
Meetings with Treasury officials and Labour’s shadow culture team have taken place this…
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National Theatre redundancies decision premature and government must step up, says Bectu
21 May 2020
The National Theatre, where Bectu has formal recognition, has informed staff that it is…
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BBC staff and freelancers part of annual plan success, says Bectu
20 May 2020
BBC Broadcasting House, London The BBC has launched its annual plan today…
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DNEG forced to strike improved pay deal with business partners after staff stick together
20 May 2020
A large number of Bectu members, in association with many more non-members working…
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