All Bectu articles – Page 14
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FeaturesTraining in drama: solving the skills problem
Drama experts examine what can be done about the growing shortage of skilled TV production crew
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NewsITV staff plan strike vote over pay
ITV staff have moved a step closer to taking possible strike action after rejecting the broadcaster’s 2015 pay increase offer of 2%.
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NewsBBC’s commitment to Birmingham questioned
The BBC’s commitment to Birmingham has been questioned amid plans to move an Asian Network show away from the city and the departure of a key Mailbox executive.
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FeaturesMasterclass: How to get ahead in broadcasting
Lucy Hooper asks five experts for their tips on reaching the next rung on the ladder
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NewsUnions urge ITV staff to vote over strike action
Unions have begun asking ITV staff if they are in favour of balloting for strike action over the broadcaster’s latest pay offer.
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NewsBBC moves up a gear with plans for production arm
The BBC could finalise its radical plans to commercialise its production division as early as March, as the project begins to gather pace
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NewsC4 pension consultation closed
Channel 4’s consultation process with 200 staff over the proposed closure of its legacy pension scheme has concluded with a resolution expected in the next few weeks.
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NewsITV staff pay offer raises speculation over sale
ITV’s offer of a 2% pay rise for staff next year could be a sign of the broadcaster preparing for a sale, according to industry sources.
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NewsSTV and unions agree pay deal
STV has had its 2015 pay offer “unanimously” accepted by union members, days after ITV’s proposed pay deal prompted a ballot over strike action.
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NewsITV staff consider strike over pay offer
ITV staff are to ballot over strike action after the broadcaster tabled a “miserly” 2015 pay deal.
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NewsIndies air fears over BBC plan
Some of the UK’s leading indies have voiced concerns that the plans to transform BBC Production will result in the division walking off with major production contracts.
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NewsBBC drama to cut back production team
BBC in-house drama is planning to cut seven executive producer and producer roles to remain “flexible, fleet-of-foot and on fire” in a changing marketplace.
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CommentWhy we joined forces to tackle TV workers' rights
Realscreen has left treatment of staff off its agenda, but unions aren’t staying silent, says Sharon Elliott
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NewsBBC reaches ‘unprecedented’ agreement over job cuts
The BBC has quashed the threat of strike action disrupting its Scottish referendum coverage after vowing not to make any compulsory redundancies under plans to cut 415 jobs in its newsroom.
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NewsUnions vote for strike action over BBC News cuts
BBC News faces a renewed strike threat after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted in favour of taking industrial action over 415 planned job cuts.
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NewsBBC News cuts sparks union ballot
Bectu, National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Unite are to ballot their members to take strike action over BBC News cuts.
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NewsUnions demand BBC News external recruitment freeze
Bectu, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Unite have called on BBC News to only consider internal candidates for the latest crop of vacancies to counter the impact of imminent redundancies.
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NewsUnions ready to fight BBC over news redundancies
The BBC may have averted a strike during the opening of the Commonwealth Games this week – but it faces a fresh threat of industrial action over job cuts in its news division.
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NewsBectu to meet Danny Cohen over BBC Prods proposal
Bectu is to meet with BBC boss Danny Cohen next week following the broadcaster’s decision to scrap in-house programming quotas.
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NewsBBC pay strike cancelled
A planned strike for BBC workers on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games in July has been cancelled following a successful union negotiations with management today.