Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect union, responding to the passing of the Employment Rights Bill in the Lords, said: “The successful passage of this bill marks a generational change in the ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs reacting to the proposed takeover of Warner Brothers by Netflix said: “The proposed takeover of Warner Brothers by Netflix is a hugely worrying development for anyone who ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said reacting to today’s Autumn Budget: “This Budget was always going to be difficult, and while we are pleased to see action for those on the lowest incomes, the ...

Three quarters of jobs secured by creative industry workers in the last 18 months came through a friend or contact, according to new figures released as part of Bectu’s Big Survey. Bectu’s Big Survey ...

Bectu’s Big Survey highlights the perfect storm of uncertainty facing creative industry freelancers currently, with 39% out of work and just 13% feeling secure in their job. The precarity of work and ...

After further pressure from the union, Pact, BBC, ITV and the PMA have issued a further statement about eliminating broken turnaround. Breaking turnaround impacts workers’ ability to do their job ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs responding to reports that the BBC plans to outsource jobs: “The BBC is at the heart of the government’s creative industry strategy – outsourcing and potentially ...

The government’s review of parental leave must also consider how to better support self-employed workers and the effect of taking any leave on pensions, says Prospect. The full review will look at all ...

Among the interventions announced are a commitment for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to appoint a ‘freelance champion’. Bectu has been campaigning for such an appointment to act as a ...

Launched today at SXSW London, a new report from Queen Mary University of London, the Institute for the Future of Work, and The Turing Institute reveals how Generative AI is already having profound ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs, responding to the UK-EU reset, said: “This is a welcome reset of relations with the EU which begins the work of mending the catastrophic damage done by Brexit to areas ...

Responding to the announcement of new tariffs on US imports of films, Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said: “The UK is a world leader in film and TV production, employing thousands of talented workers, ...