All Bectu articles – Page 30
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Broadcast letters issue 4 April 2008
Letters to the editor from Broadcast magazine dated 4 April 2008.
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NewsBBC Outside Broadcasts staff agree SIS terms
Bectu members working for BBC Outside Broadcasts have voted to accept a deal on the transfer of their employment to a subsidiary of Satellite Information Services (SIS).
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NewsUnion staff approve BBC deal
The prospect of a strike at the BBC over compulsory redundancies has been all but eliminated after union staff voted to rubber-stamp a deal with the corporation.
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CommentWhat now for BBC Post?
With OB sold and Studios staying, Will Strauss looks at why the BBC doesn't yet have a buyer for Post Production.
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CommentWill Ofcom's plan for HD on DTT work?
Ofcom has a proposal that will see HD channels made available on Freeview. But will it work? Will Strauss explores the arguments for and against.
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NewsBBC Resources chief warns of sale delay
The sale of BBC Resources may be delayed by an 'extra couple of months' according to chief executive Mike Southgate.
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NewsLaid-off Vision staff to get first pick of BBC jobs
BBC Vision staff who are made redundant will be put on a list of “preferred suppliers” so that they get first refusal on freelance work at the corporation.
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NewsBectu adds support to Sky divestment
Bectu has welcomed the government's decision to order BSkyB to reduce its 17.5% stake in ITV to 7.5%, a decision it said was made in the public interest.
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NewsBBC strikes averted
The BBC has averted the prospect of imminent strikes after overnight talks with unions.
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NewsSkillset warns firms to adapt or risk ruin
A Skillset report has warned the facilities industry that it lacks business and management skills and must change to survive.
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NewsUnions urge Trust to extend pay study
Unions have called on the BBC Trust to broaden its study of BBC on-screen talent costs to include pay levels for the corporation's top executives.
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NewsBBC Scotland looks for compulsory redundancies
BBC Scotland is thought to be planning eight compulsory redundancies after too few staff came forward to meet its Value for Money cuts.
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NewsBBC strike deadline pushed back
Broadcasting unions have extended the deadline for their BBC strike ballot by two weeks to allow for a fresh round of negotiations over job cuts and staff allowances.
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NewsThreat of 96-hour strike looms after early BBC staff talks
BBC staff have given an early indication that they are prepared to strike for as long as 96 hours in January.
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NewsSTV to axe 45 staff
Scottish regional broadcaster STV is expected to make 45 staff redundant as it plans for the end of its contract with Setanta to air Scottish Premier League highlights.
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NewsRedundancies confirmed at BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland has confirmed targets to make 14 staff redundant by next April with a further 100 jobs to be axed by April 2009.
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NewsBBC rejects union talks after ballot
The BBC has responded to the National Union of Journalists, Bectu and Unite’s decision to ballot for strike action by refusing to meet them at a national level.
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NewsBBC strike vote in January
BBC workers will vote on whether to strike by 9 January, and could stop working between seven and 28 days after that, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has confirmed.
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NewsUnions to vote on BBC strike
Broadcasting unions have agreed to ballot for industrial action over the corporation’s threat of compulsory redundancies, raising the possibility of strikes as soon as January.