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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 urges government to do more for creative freelancers losing livelihoods due to coronavirus
15 March 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged by to do more to protect the income of creative…
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Creative industries must pull together to tackle coronavirus challenge
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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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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The Budget must make COVID-19 provision for Britain’s freelancers and self-employed
10 March 2020
As the the response to the risk from COVID-19 escalates, many freelancers and other…
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Dowden’s comments reveal lack of understanding of the BBC beyond news, says Bectu
5 March 2020
The government’s failure to acknowledge the BBC’s work beyond news will hamper its…
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Not good enough that freelancers will be left out of sick pay help
4 March 2020
Bectu has responded to the Prime Minister’s announcement at Prime Minister’s…
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COVID-19 – UK lagging well behind European neighbours on self-isolation and sick pay rights
4 March 2020
The UK is lagging well behind other European countries when it comes to rights relating to…
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Bectu warns against coronavirus affecting entertainment freelancers’ livelihood
3 March 2020
Demands for self-isolation because of the spread of coronavirus is highlighting the already…
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Decriminalising BBC licence fee evasion will impact on viewers, warns Bectu
28 February 2020
Making people pay the BBC licence fee through civil enforcement rather than the current…
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