Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy spoke on a panel to discuss the future world of work at the Acas Conference on Thursday, May 15. Acas, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, held ...

As part of our Broken Turnaround Campaign, we are collecting data about productions breaking turnaround to help us monitor and take action on this issue in collaboration with the HSE. If you have ...

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 ...

Theatre union Bectu has today launched a new campaign, Anything Doesn’t Go, to tackle increasing and extreme anti-social behaviour from UK theatre audiences. Find out more about the campaign here. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Bectu, the union for the creative industries, has launched new pay guidance for professionals working on UK touring theatre productions. The guidance outlines recommended professional rates agreed in ...