All Bectu articles – Page 35
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Union pressure over redundancy process
The BBC is facing the prospect of further industrial action after union Bectu warned of industrial action if the corporation turned down applications for voluntary redundancy, while pressing ahead with compulsory ones.
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NewsBBC sets up£62m redundancy fund
The BBC has set aside£62m to fund redundancy payouts for the first stage of director general Mark Thompson's plans to axe 3,780 jobs.
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NewsBBC kicks off redundancy talks
Unions and BBC management will begin division-by-division talks on job cuts this week after members of Bectu voted overwhelmingly in favour of negotiations.
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NewsBectu targets The Bill over long hours
Broadcast union Bectu is trying to sign up more than 400 staff working on ITV's The Billto a collective bargaining agreement to tackle claims of poor working conditions on the show.
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NewsUS reality shows branded 'sweatshops'
Working conditions on reality TV shows in the US are in the spotlight after the Writers Guild of America this week branded them modern 'sweatshops'.
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Analysis - Toughest gig in town?
Growing concern about the long hours culture in reality and factual TV has prompted Pact and Bectu to begin renegotiating terms for freelancers. But just what is the worst job in television? David Wood asks around.
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Toughest gig in town?
Growing concern about the long hours culture in reality and factual TV has prompted Pact and Bectu to begin renegotiating terms for freelancers. But just what is the worst job in television?
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Unions ready to talk on cuts
Detailed talks on where exactly the first wave of job cuts at the BBC will fall could start within weeks following a meeting between BBC unions and director general Mark Thompson last week.
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Analysis - Passing the buck?
From the media secretary to Ofcom to the broadcasters, no one seems to want to take responsibility for policing freelance employment practices. So is Pact's voluntary register the answer?
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Letter to unions following renewed talks with BBC director general
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NewsBBC unions win partial victory
Unions have won a partial victory in the latest talks with the BBC after the corporation said it was open to discuss how job cuts will work across each department.
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NewsUnions lift BBC strike threat - for now
The threat of further strikes at the BBC appears to have been lifted - for now - following talks yesterday between BBC director general Mark Thompson and trade unions.
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It's time to move on
Freelancers must move their campaign against exploitation to the next level if they are to make any kind of headway.
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Passing the buck?
From the media secretary to Ofcom to the broadcasters, no one seems to want to take responsibility for policing freelance employment practices. So is Pact's voluntary register the answer?
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NewsPact opens door to new deal for freelancers
Freelancers working on reality and factual formats could be set for a new deal on pay and hours after Pact this week agreed to renegotiate its Production Agreement with Bectu.
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NewsBBC and unions set for Wednesday showdown
BBC director general Mark Thompson and union negotiators will sit down for more crisis talks on Wednesday in a bid to resolve the ongoing dispute over job cuts.
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Roundtable - Exploitation: how worried should we be?
When TV Wrap handed Pact a report naming 30 indies it claims have exploited freelance workers, it prompted shock, denial and widespread consternation within the indie community. Broadcast brought the freelancers and indies together to fight it out.
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NewsThompson to meet with unions
BBC director general Mark Thompson has agreed to further talks with unions next week in a bid to 'clarify' the BBC's job cuts offer, rejected by union members on Monday.
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Exploitation: how worried should we be?
When TV Wrap handed Pact a report naming 30 indies it claims have exploited freelance workers, it prompted shock, denial and widespread consternation within the indie community. Broadcastbrought the freelancers and indies together to fight it out
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NewsExtra£220m for BBC new media...
The BBC is planning to spend around£220m a year, well over half of the money saved by its proposals to cut 3,780 jobs, on new media projects and digital services.