All Bectu articles – Page 42
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Bectu labour vote
Broadcasting union Bectu's ballot on whether it should cut its ties to the Labour party is due to close at midday on Friday (28 November). Bectu is the first union in the country to poll its members on the issue following a motion passed at its conference in May. However, ...
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Allen plans to save£100m
more jobs are to go in the ITV regions after ITV's chief executive designate Charles Allen announced that he plans to make savings of around£100m as a result of the merger between Carlton and Granada.
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NewsGranada staff threaten strike action
Staff at Granada are set to vote on strike action following a row over an imposed pay rise of 2%.
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Meridian move to threaten 170 jobs.
Granada is poised to axe up to 170 people at Meridian Television - half the franchise's
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NewsMeridian move to threaten 170 jobs
Granada is poised to axe up to 170 people at Meridian Television - half the franchise's staff - as part of a dramatic consolidation tied in with the broadcaster's move to new headquarters.
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Diversity in television - Why television has to change.
The Crouches may have ended its run last week but the programme brought a torrent of attack against the BBC and TV's cultural stereotypes in its wake, which makes the appointment of Greg Dyke as CDN chairman all the more important, writes Jacqueline Asafu
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UNIONS REJECT GRANADA PAY OFFER.
Broadcast unions Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Amicus have unanimously rejected Granada's pay offer
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NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
In our news piece 'Bectu names Fimbles indie as bad payer' (Broadcast, 12.9.03), we named Novel
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Thumbs up for Pact/Bectu freelance deal.
Members of broadcasting union Bectu have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a package of changes to the Pact/Bectu Freelance Production Agreement, which will mean employers contributing to freelance pensions for the first time since the 1980s, writes Will
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Unions reject granada pay offer
Broadcast unions Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Amicus have unanimously rejected Granada's pay offer of 2%. Around 60 union representatives met on Tuesday (14 October), where they agreed to ask the company for a new offer. Granada offered a cash rise of 2% to all employees who had ...
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Thumbs up for Pact/Bectu freelance deal
Members of broadcasting union Bectu have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a package of changes to the Pact/Bectu Freelance Production Agreement, which will mean employers contributing to freelance pensions for the first time since the 1980s, writes Will Strauss.
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Bectu takes Novel off 'ask first' list
Novel Entertainment is to be taken off Bectu's 'ask first' list of companies alleged to have failed to pay employee wages, after one of the union's members this week received an outstanding payment following settlement of negotiations.
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Bectu names Fimbles indie as bad payer
Novel Entertainment, producer of hit BBC kids show Fimbles, has clashed with Bectu after the trade union included it on a list of companies alleged to have failed to pay employee wages , writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsUnions fear Elstein's ITV plans
Trade Unions will meet tomorrow to discuss fears over David Elstein's£100m cost cutting proposals for a merged ITV.
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NewsITN poised to take over London news
Unions are calling for urgent talks with ITV managers over the future of staff at London News Network (LNN) after it was revealed that ITN is in renewed talks to take over the running of the news operation.
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BBC to tweak controversial staff form
The BBC has agreed to clarify the language on its controversial 'conflict of interest' forms in order to outline exactly what political allegiances staff have to declare, writes Leigh Holmwood
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SMG settles pay dispute.
SMG has finally come to an agreement with broadcasting union Bectu over a long-running pay and conditions dispute, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC IN SACKING TALKS.
The BBC was due to hold talks with broadcasting unions Bectu and the National Union of
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BBC attacked over 'Big Brother' move.
The BBC has been accused of acting like Big Brother by 'invading the privacy' of its 25,000-plus staff, after asking them to declare external business, personal or political interests they or anyone close to them might have, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Better deal in offing for freelance staff.
Independent production companies will be encouraged to pay pension contributions to freelancers under planned changes in