The government has published its impact assessment of the Employment Rights Act, Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy said: “This impact assessment is clear that the Employment Rights Act is good ...

Alongside the TUC, Prospect joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and ITUC-Americas in expressing our ‘absolute and unequivocal rejection’ of the US military attack in Venezuela, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Please be aware that the below article contains descriptions of sexual harassment and assault and may be upsetting for some readers. Bectu, the UK’s union for creative industry workers, has called on ...

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 ...

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 ...

A report published by Bectu today is calling on broadcasters, industry stakeholders and entertainment unions to form a new independent reporting body to tackle racism in the broadcasting industry.

A new survey from UK film and TV union Bectu lays bare the effect of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA industrial disputes in the US on the UK’s film and TV workforce. Nearly 4000 freelance film and TV workers ...

The Pact/Bectu TV Drama Agreement sets out terms and conditions and best working practices for Pact’s drama company member base in areas such as hours, rest breaks, travel time and dealing with ...