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 ...

Responding to the Government’s announcement of a relaunch of the Creative Industries Council as part of it’s Industrial Strategy, Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said: “It is deeply disappointing that ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs responding to the BBC Charter Renewal launch said: “We welcome the publication of the green paper and the consultation, and Bectu is pleased to be engaging constructively ...

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 ...

At the beginning of November, 40 young members of Prospect made their way to our London headquarters to take part in the union’s annual Young Workers Forum. The theme of this year’s edition was ‘Your ...

Last week saw an important change to the Employment Rights Bill that is currently going through Parliament. In the main, all new laws need to be agreed by the House of Commons, where the Labour Party ...

Responding to the government’s amendments to the Employment Rights Bill Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy said: “Lifting the cap on compensation was a critical trade union negotiating objective ...

A new report based on a Bectu poll of more than 4,000 UK film and TV workers lays bare the shocking work drought and wider crisis facing the sector, and shows that the industry’s freelance workforce ...

Anti-social behaviour in UK theatres has reached a tipping point. Our recent survey uncovered the shocking extent of anti-social audience behaviour in theatrical venues across the country. From West ...

The UK unscripted TV industry has reached a pivotal moment. Freelancers are feeling burnt out, disrespected and unable to sustain a family life and their wellbeing. At a time when unscripted UK ...

A year on from the SAG-AFTRA industrial action in the US and the subsequent halt in UK film and TV production, more than half (52%) of the UK’s film and TV workforce are still out of work. Bectu, the ...

Bectu has published guidance for shooting intimate scenes for the UK film and TV industry. Authored by its Intimacy Coordinators Branch, practicing intimacy coordinators and film and TV professionals, ...