Head of Bectu Philippa Childs, responding to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee report British Film and High-End Television, said: “We welcome this timely and incisive report from the ...

Location assistant and Bectu young member Guy Bishop has praised the union for supporting him in his career since joining in October 2018 by declaring ‘your union has your back’. “Like many of you, I ...

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 ...

Responding to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said: “There was very little for the creative industries or for freelancers in this Spring Statement with the focus on ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs said responding to the announcement of the closure of River City: “The closure of River City is incredibly disheartening. The loss of such a long-running production is ...

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 ...

We are currently supporting members facing redundancy at Technicolor following the devastating news that the historic VFX studio is now in administration. If you’re a Bectu member we are here to ...

Bectu is supporting members with monies owed who were contracted by Aita Films Ltd to work on the upcoming British film, Angels in the Asylum.

We’ll support you when you have a problem, but that’s not all we’re about. Bectu members get exclusive benefits across their work and leisure life. Bectu is uniquely placed to assist with problems at ...

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 ...

Due to COVID-19, our courses are currently suspended until further notice. Details of resumption of the vocational training programme will be communicated in due course. In the meantime, take a look ...

BECTU is campaigning for productions to decrease hours to improve productivity, safety and work life balance in the film and TV industries. BECTU surveyed the industry about working hours, and their ...