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17 March 2020
Our response to the chancellor’s statement on coronavirus.
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17 March 2020
Bectu represents over 20,000 people working as freelancers in the creative industries.
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17 March 2020
97% of creative freelancers think the government is failing to respond to their concerns…
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16 March 2020
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said in response to government advice to avoid theatres, pubs…
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15 March 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged by to do more to protect the income of creative…
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Philippa Childs · 11 March 2020
The coronavirus has taken us all by surprise. No one could have predicted, even a month…
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11 March 2020
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said in response to the budget measures allowing easier…
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10 March 2020
As the the response to the risk from COVID-19 escalates, many freelancers and other…
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5 March 2020
The government’s failure to acknowledge the BBC’s work beyond news will hamper its…
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4 March 2020
Bectu has responded to the Prime Minister’s announcement at Prime Minister’s…
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