Two years after Bectu identified the shocking scale of poor audience behaviour in theatres a new survey shows it’s a still a ...

Statement from Prospect union, of which Bectu is a sector: Prospect is proud to represent members from many nations who have chosen to relocate to the UK. Along with British workers with diverse ...

Seconding motion 72 on behalf of Prospect, Alice Black, Prospect NEC Deputy Vice-President and co-chair of Bectu’s Scottish ...

Bectu and the Fabian Society are calling on the government to introduce a long-overdue sick pay system for the self-employed, after new research revealed they lose an average of 81% of their income ...

New research from Bectu has exposed the scale of the crisis facing UK TV workers. The Big Bectu Survey 2025 – the largest of its kind – paints a stark picture of a workforce battered by instability, ...

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 ...

Philippa Childs, Head of Bectu, responding to Gregg Wallace announcing he is to be sacked, as well as further allegations against him, said: “Gregg Wallace’s revelation that he is to be sacked ...

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 ...

Bectu has published new guidance which aims to ensure that ethnic minority actors receive the same quality of service with their hair and makeup as that provided for their white colleagues. The ...

Creative UK has launched a new report, endorsed by Bectu, calling for enhanced support structures for freelancers in the creative industries and echoing the call for the Government to appoint a ...