All Bectu articles – Page 23
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NewsWorld Service cuts save £3m
The government is to realise more than £3m a year from the first five divisions of the World Service to have been shut down.
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CommentLet’s fight for freelancer rights
Issues over training can only be resolved if addressed collectively.
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NewsBBC keen to tackle freelancer skills gap
The BBC is attempting to plug the skills gap identified by Broadcast’s TV Freelancer Survey with the launch of a free training day, allowing freelancers to sample courses from public and private providers for the first time.
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NewsGuru-Murthy joins BME initiative
Channel 4 News broadcasters have thrown their support behind Bectu’s initiative Move on Up to encourage more black and minority ethnic (BME)professionals to join the industry.
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NewsBectu launches code of practice
BVE: Media and entertainment union Bectu today launched a code of practice for employers.
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CommentEmployers are losing the plot, not Skillset
I have to take issue with a couple of items in Moray Coulter’s otherwise useful article on the TV freelance skills gap (‘Why TV faces a growing skills gap, Broadcast 21.01.11).
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NewsBectu blames BBC top brass for in-house cuts
Broadcasting union Bectu has placed the blame for the redundancies being made at BBC Vision Productions squarely at the feet of senior managers.
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NewsFourth wave of cuts hits BBC in-house
BBC Vision Productions is to axe one in seven jobs from its Bristol- and Birmingham-based factual divisions.
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NewsBBC in-house faces 15% cuts as pattern emerges
The jobs of up to 200 BBC Vision Productions staff are under threat, as a pattern of cuts to the in-house teams emerges.
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NewsUnions condemn BBC Online job cuts
Broadcasting and journalism unions have criticised plans by the BBC to cut up to 360 jobs from its Online division as “showing contempt” for its staff.
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FeaturesFreelancer survey: why TV faces a growing skills gap
Broadcast’s Freelancer Survey reveals a widespread lack of career support and investment in training.
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FeaturesFreelancer survey: what makes employers 'good' or 'bad'?
Respondents to Broadcast’s Freelancer Survey give their views on how employers can keep their workforce happy.
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NewsUnions accept ITV pay deal
ITV union members have voted overwhelmingly to accept the broadcaster’s latest pay terms, which includes a boost in salary for staff.
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CommentSad tidings of freelance pain
Broadcast Freelancer Survey reveals a workforce lacking in opportunity.
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CommentFreelancing in 2010: socially strong, professionally poor
Growth of social media is a bright spot in a hard year for TV freelancers, says Moray Coulter.
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NewsUnions ballot over ITV pay rise
Bectu, the NUJ and Unite are balloting members who work at ITV, over the company’s pay increase for next year.
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NewsITV ditches pay freeze and gives January bonus
ITV staff will receive a pay rise in 2011 after missing out this year, as the broadcaster lifts its pay freeze.
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NewsMore job cuts on the way at BBC S&PP
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) is to axe 123 jobs following the corporation’s decision to move its children’s and sport production departments to Salford.
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NewsBBC strike threat averted as pensions reform agreed
The BBC and joint unions – including the NUJ – have reached a final agreement over the corporation’s pension reforms.