All Bectu articles – Page 22
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NewsLoach refuses to cross BBC picket line
Veteran director Ken Loach has refused to cross the picket line at the BBC, turning down the opportunity to promote on Radio Bristol a screening of the film Hidden Agenda.
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NewsBBC News faces July strikes
The BBC is facing another set of strikes, after NUJ members voted in favour of industrial action over compulsory redundancies caused by the World Service cuts.
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FeaturesHealth and safety: assessing the risks
Health and safety on set is a growing concern. Ann-Marie Corvin reports on a series of recent accidents and how production managers ensure best practice on busy productions.
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CommentTaking the minimum wage debate one step further
Our new survey examines attitudes in TV and film to unpaid work, says Neil Percival
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NewsEdinburgh committee to probe bullying in TV
The Edinburgh TV Festival committee is aiming to tackle the controversial subject of bullying and is launching a survey looking at happiness at work.
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NewsBectu calls on BBC to roll out freelance rate card
Bectu is seeking to introduce a rate card for freelancers working on BBC drama series and serials to ensure standard terms are agreed.
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NewsBBC staff offered 2% pay rise
The BBC is offering staff a 2% pay rise in response to a claim made by the joint unions in February.
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NewsBBC caught in six-day week row
Bectu and Directors UK are fighting an “unmistakable” increase in “exploitative” six-day-week freelance contracts being issued by BBC Vision Productions.
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CommentTOWIE and co: here to stay
Structured reality, in whatever guise, has earned a place in the schedules.
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FeaturesFreelancer Special: Where to find what you need
In the second part of Broadcast’s report on freelancer training, Moray Coulter looks at what help is available to those looking to develop their TV careers, and where to go for funding
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CommentTraining can help stem the TV exodus
Your important survey (‘What do freelancers want?’, Broadcast, 29.04.11) raises issues that should make the whole industry sit up and take notice. We at the Indie Training Fund welcome your editorial exhorting more indies to invest in their workforce, rather than just paying lip service to training.
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NewsRevealed: TV’s freelancer training gap
Financial pressures, employer cutbacks and the time-consuming task of job-hunting have led to almost a quarter of TV freelancers having had no training at all in the past four years.
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FeaturesWhat do freelancers want?
Ahead of a freelancer-themed issue next week, a major Broadcast survey lays bare the challenges faced by self-employed TV workers in keeping up to date with training. Moray Coulter reports
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CommentSurvey says: pay up or lose out
The Broadcast Training Survey finds that training TV’s freelance workforce is essential to stem the brain drain
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NewsBBC comedy to cut 24% of staff
The BBC is to lose a quarter of staff from its comedy department in the corporation’s latest round of redundancies.
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NewsBroadcasters board freelancer Fast Train
Sky director of programmes Stuart Murphy and new BBC3 controller Zai Bennett are among the masterclass leaders at Fast Train, a free training day for TV freelancers taking place next month.
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NewsWorld Service should be protected say MPs
The Foreign Affairs Committee has condemned the government’s move to cut BBC World Service funding by 16%, and called for the decision to be reversed.
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NewsCreative England chair defends initial film focus
The chair of newly-formed regional agency Creative England has defended the organisation against criticism that it is too narrowly focused on film.
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NewsCoalition formed to fight S4C cuts
A coalition of unions and campaigners has been formed to fight the government-imposed cuts being faced by S4C.
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NewsUnions demand above inflation pay rises at BBC
The joint unions are demanding pay increases “substantially” above inflation for the vast majority of BBC staff as it enters initial discussions around the annual rise.