“Bectu, part of Prospect union, is also pleased to see additional VFX tax reliefs, the boost for film and TV development in ...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has revealed her first Budget, the first ever by a female Chancellor. Among the measures announced were a raft of tax rises, including to Employers’ National Insurance ...

Workers in costume workshops spend their day stitching, dyeing and painting costumes. They will generally arrive and be ready to start work at 8am and will expect to leave at 6pm. In the workshop, ...

This article explains the current mechanism for deciding how much the State Pension will increase by each year including the triple lock. What is the triple lock? The statutory requirement for ...

Responding to Ofcom’s decision on a new broadcast licence for Channel 4, Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said: “While we welcome Ofcom’s requirement for Channel 4 to set out and report on commissioning ...

The Government has published its Industrial Strategy Green Paper looking at how it can use the levers at its disposal to support industry in the next decade. The paper looks at eight key areas ...

Trade Union Congress was held in Brighton from 8-11 September 2024. Prospect’s delegation was made up of reps from across the union, representing a range of sectors, as well as those on the NEC and ...

“The planned restructure announced in BBC News today is very disappointing for everyone impacted. As has been the case with previous rounds of cuts, this comes as a result of a lower licence fee ...

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Alfie Squires was a larger-than-life and much-loved NATTKE and BETA activist, who died at a tragically early age in July 1990. He worked tirelessly for the creation of Bectu through the amalgamation ...

Bectu Vision short courses support the training needs of freelance film and television practitioners in Scotland, with a focus on scripted production. Our training courses are funded by Scottish Union ...