As MCV published last year, it is time for games workers to unionise. Bectu is the union for the media and entertainment industry and is well placed to support games workers wishing to build a ...

Bectu is supporting members with monies owed who were contracted by Helix3d Ltd to work on the TV series ‘Fixer’ (also known as ‘The Associate’). We are aware of Helix’s current financial situation ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs looks back on 2024. 2024 brought significant challenges for many Bectu members and the creative industries. But it’s also been a year of important progress and I am ...

The Government has published its Clean Energy Action Plan which sets out how it is going to go about meeting its goal of 95% clean energy generation by 2030. The plan looks at the the different forms ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Gain a better understanding of your responsibilities around safety in the workplace. This short course for entry-level employees and freelancers in the TV and film industry includes a multi-choice ...

Led by general secretary Mike Clancy, our senior management team manages the day to day running of the union, including finance, resources, organisational development, research, legal and ...

provide training and development help to plan and implement specific recruitment and organisation campaigns give advice about the best way to overcome barriers to better organisation. Most of our ...

The well-established health & safety course from BECTU has now been re-designed for online delivery via Zoom. The Union has successful converted, and gained IOSH accreditation, for its online Creative ...