Head of Bectu Philippa Childs, reacting to The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announcement of The Pensions Commission, said: “The UK’s pension system is riddled with cracks and too often we ...

This week, Prospect hosted a panel on ‘Working Together to Make Work Pay, bringing together trade unions, employers and Government officials to discuss how we can work together to help improve ...

Philippa Childs, Head of Bectu, responding to the Banijay report on Gregg Wallace, said: “The findings of this report make clear that inappropriate behaviour has gone unchecked for far too long. This ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs responding to reports that the BBC plans to outsource jobs: “The BBC is at the heart of the ...

A new report from researchers at Aston and Nottingham Universities, Pact, the Film and TV charity and Black Leaders in Film highlights the systemic barriers faced by mid-career Black professionals in ...

At the beginning of June, the Prospect delegation to this year’s TUC Disabled Workers Conference made its way to Bournemouth. Our delegation included reps from a wide range of Prospect branches, ...

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 ...

Head of Bectu Philippa Childs, responding to the UK-EU reset, said: “This is a welcome reset of relations with the EU which begins the work of mending the catastrophic damage done by Brexit to areas ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...