Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said in response to today’s announcement from the The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding collusion on rates of pay for freelancers: “Freelancers are a ...

Bectu’s Disabled Members’ Network provides information and support to the union’s disabled members. We also encourage the active participation of disabled members in union affairs. The Network is over ...

As a self-employed worker you should take out public liability insurance to cover you against the cost of any damages caused by your work activities. We’ve partnered with industry specialists Hencilla ...

The Film & TV Charity works behind the scenes of the UK film, TV and cinema industries offering financial, practical and emotional support. Ring their 24-hour support line for free and confidential ...

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 ...

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 ...

Private sector trade union membership stands at just 12% ...

ICs on the Registry are listed as either Level 1 or Level 2. Level 1 ICs have completed at least 25 shoot days of professional paid work and have worked for at least a year as an IC, among other ...

This page gives examples of reasonable adjustments which can be put in place to improve the working environment for disabled or neurodivergent people. The list is not comprehensive, but gives an idea ...

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 ...

The IR35 changes to the ‘off-payroll’ tax rules which came into effect in April 2021 have now bedded in, and in Bectu’s view, are here to stay. These reforms led all companies who use members working ...

We help freelance members who’ve not been paid with monies owed cases. Most of the time a letter from us results in payment. Where this approach fails we will seek legal advice on your behalf. Where a ...