Listed here are the pay deals negotiated by BECTU with the most recent listed first; this list is updated regularly. The End Date column gives the end date of the relevant pay agreement. More information on pay rates and agreements, some subject to member login.
| Area | Pay Review Latest | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Disney Theatrical Group | Three year deal for full-time staff on the Lion King effective August 2011, providing for a 4.75% increase on rates in year one, a 4.25% increase in year two and a 4% increase in year three. | August 2014 |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | Pay increase of 2.7% accepted with effect from 1 April 2014. More here. | March 2014 |
| SIS OBs | 1.75 per cent increase with effect from 1 April 2013; discussions on PRP will ensue; management says PRP will deliver 3 per cent on average in 2014-15. | March 2014 |
| City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Two-year deal based on 1% for 2012-13 and RPI for 2013-14 (capped at 2.5 per cent, subject to a minimum increase of one per cent).The pay deal follows several years of wage freezes and/or non-consolidated awards. More here. | March 2014 |
| Sheffield Theatres | Two year pay agreement starting 1 April 2012; 2 per cent increase in both years, second year subject to cuts programme. More here | March 2014 |
| Glyndebourne | Members voted (May 2013) to accept a 2 per cent pay award backdated to 1 January 2013. | December 2013 |
| MTV | Member accepted a 3% pay increase with effect from January 2013. | December 2013 |
| Clearcast | January 2013 will see a 2.6% increase on basic rates in addition to the agreed bonus. | December 2013 |
| ITV plc | In December 2012 union members voted to accept a pay award of 2.75% plus an extra day's leave. More here. | December 2013 |
| Mitie Security (BBC Scotland) | 2% increase in 2011, 2012 and 2013 (a review of the agreement will take place at the end of 2012). Effective 1 January 2011. | December 2013 |
| Ritzy Cinema | Three-year pay deal agreed Dec 2010. This provides for a 3.4% increase for 2010/11 (backdated to 1 October) to be followed by a 3.4% increase for 2011/12 and 2012/13. | September 2013 |
| Red Bee Media | Two year pay deal effective 1 September 2011. Year one, 2% plus discretionary bonus for all staff paid up to £60K; discretionary bonus only for staff above £60K. Year 2, 1.5% for all staff paid up to £60K; plus 1% discretionary award, plus discretionary performance bonus. Discretionary award/bonus only applies to staff paid above £60K in year 2. | August 2013 |
| Royal Opera House | 2% pay increase across the board effective 1 September 2012. (3% applies to staff paid below the London Living Wage of £8.30 ph). Recognition agreement also extended to cover freelances in the technical departments. More info here. | August 2013 |
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Immediate Media (formerly Worldwide magazines) |
A 1.5% increase across the board was accepted by staff in late July 2012 with the award set for implementation from 1 August 2012 with backdating to 1 July 2012. | June 2013 |
| SIS OBs | In Sept 2012, BECTU members secured a 2% increase backdated to 1 April 2012 after a dispute which threatened industrial action. More info here. | March 2013 |
| ITFC | 2% pay increase for 2012-13, linked to the appraisal scheme. Agreement reached in July 2012 with payments backdated to 1 April 2012. | March 2013 |
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RSC |
Rates increased by 2.75% after a ballot of members in May 2012. 12 month award backdated to 1 April 2012. More here. |
March 2013 |
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Birmingham Hippodrome |
Rates increased by 2.5 per cent from 1 April 2012 after members voted unanimously in favour of acceptance. Increase to be backdated for permanent and casual staff. The negotiations also secured an increase in holiday entitlement and a newer lower contribution rate to encourage pension take up. More info here. |
March 2013 |
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Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
A two-year settlement for all staff for the period April 2011-April 2013, paid in two instalments: 1% increase on basic salary paid from October 2011 but backdated April 2011; 1.5% increase on basic salary from the beginning of April 2012. |
March 2013 |
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Clearcast |
A 2 per cent increase on basic rates linked to a bonus based on 7.5 per cent of gross salary. |
December 2012 |
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ITN |
An increase of 3.25% for all staff paid up to £75K plus a £500 non-consolidated payment in January 2012. Staff paid above £75K to receive £1000 on a non-consolidated basis. More info here. |
December 2012 |
| ITV plc | An increase of 3% for all staff paid up to £60K with a £250 non-consolidated bonus to be paid in January. Staff covered by a collective agreement and paid above £60K will also receive the basic award. More info here. | December 2012 |
| Siemens (BBC contractor) | Two year pay deal effective 1 January 2011: for 2011 2.5% across the board followed in 2012 by PRP drawn from a sum equivalent to 2.5% of the pay bill (PRP pilot runs in 2011). | December 2012 |
| FAA (Background Artistes) | 5.2% increase applies to all rates with effect from 1 July 2011. | December 2012 |
| MTV Networks |
Management to distribute 3 per cent of the wage bill in performance related pay awards. |
November 2012 |
| TMA theatres | 2% increase from 4 April 2011, followed by 1% for grade 5 only from 3 October 2011. Several other allowances/payments also revised. | April 2012 |
| Aramark (BBC contractor) | 2% pay increase effective 1 October 2011. | Sept 2012 |
| Cineworld projectionists | 3% increase with effect from 1 October 2011. | Sept 2012 |
| Capita (BBC contractor) | 2% pay increase effective 1 August 2011. | July 2012 |
| BBC | 2% across the board for all staff subject to a salary cap of £60,302. Minimum increase of £400 applies. | July 2012 |
| BBC Studios and Post Production Ltd | 2% pay award with effect from 1 August 2011 applies to all staff subject to a salary cap of £60,302 (minimum increase £400). The increase applies to all allowances and to the floors and ceilings of salary bands. | July 2012 |
| Ulster TV plus |
2.5% or a flat rate £600 pay increase (whichever is greater) applied from 1 July for permanent staff (UTV Television, UTV Internet, Tibus, U105 and Group functions) based in Northern Ireland. Exceptions: staff who are red-circled, on probation or involved in a formal performance review process. Staff on a developmental path/in training will be progressed through their grade. |
June 2012 |
| BBC Worldwide | 2% increase for staff under target salary or £500 whichever is the greater effective 1 July. Staff over target salary will receive £500. | June 2012 |
| Johnsons Controls (BBC contractor) | 3.05% increase effective from 1 July. | June 2012 |
| Technicolor Film Lab | 1.75% rise for operational/technical staff covered by the union's collective agreement, effective 1 July 2011. | June 2012 |
| Capita SIS (Secure Information Systems) | 2% effective July 2011. | June 2012 |
| Motorola Solutions | 2% effective July 2011. | June 2012 |
| Arqiva | 3% effective from 1 July 2011. | June 2012 |
| Babcock Defence Communications | 2.5% effective from April 2011. | March 2012 |
| Babcock Broadcast Communications | 2% increase backdated to April 2011 offered and accepted in a consultative ballot in Sept 2011. |
March 2012 |
| Swiss Post (BBC contractor) | Agreement on a flat rate consolidated increase of £600 effective 1 April 2011. | March 2012 |
| RICOH (BBC contractor) | 2% increase applies from 1 April. | March 2012 |
| ITV plc 3sixtymedia/The London Studios | 3% increase for all posts covered by the collective agreement. (Outside of the agreement anyone paid above £60K will be on a standstill). The accepted offer also includes £120 in company shares plus £180 in cash. | December 2011 |
| Glyndebourne | 3.5% pay increase agreed for 2011. | December 2011 |
| Odeon Cinemas | 3% increase effective 1 January 2011. | December 2011 |
| Royal Shakespeare Company | 2% increase across the board. | TBC |
| Scottish TV | 2.5% increase effective from 1 January 2011; agreement includes possibility of a further 2.5% paid as a one-off bonus dependant on the company's performance. | December 2011 |
| City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | £300 non-consolidated payment to be paid in two parts of £150: one in July 2011 with the remainder to follow at the end of the financial year. | March 2012 (TBC) |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | 1.5% increased backdated to April 2011; additional review scheduled for October 2011. | October 2011 |
| Eden Court Theatre, Inverness | 2% increase for all staff backdated to 1 October 2010. | Sept 2011 |
| Cineworld | 3% increase for projectionist and technical staff effective 1 October 2010. | Sept 2011 |
| Walt Disney (Theatrical) Ltd | 4% increase for full-time staff working on the Lion King effective 23 August 2010. | August 2011 |
| Film Construction Crews | 5% increase on the basic weekly rate for all grades. Effective 23 August 2010. | July 2011 |
| Balfour Beauty | Two year deal agreed in May 2010 providing a £300 non-consolidated increase for 2009/10 to be followed by a 3.01% consolidated increase on rates for 2010/11. | July 2011 |
| Capita (BBC contractor) | Flat rate consolidated increase of £475 subject to a salary cap of £37,726. | July 2011 |
| Technicolor Film Lab | 1.5% increase backdated to 1 July 2010. | June 2011 |
| Soho Film Lab | 1.8% increase for all staff covered by the agreement effective 1 July 2010. | June 2011 |
| Wilson James (BBC Contractor) | 2% increase on all rates and allowances effective 1 July 2010 but conditional on a change to the pay date from the end to the 11th of the month. Repayable transition payment agreed as part of the settlement. | June 2011 |
| BBC Worldwide | £400 consolidated award for grades 1-4 effective 1 July 2010. Staff below target salary will be fast-tracked to the target with effect from 1 July 2010. A comparison with market rates to determine increases for UK staff on senior grades. | June 2011 |
| Arqiva | Pay increase of £1375 for those earning up to £55K (over £55K the increase is 2.5%) effective 1 July 2010. The settlement follows a disputed pay freeze for 2009/10. | June 2011 |
| Ulster TV | Flat rate increase of £600 or 2.5%, whichever is the higher, effective 1 July 2010. | June 2011 |
| Belgrade Theatre | 3% increase on all rates effective 1 May 2010. | April 2011 |
| Birmingham Repertory Theatre | 2% increase on all rates effective 1 May 2010. | April 2011 |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | 2.6% increase on all rates effective 1 May 2010. | April 2011 |
| FAA (Background Artistes) | No change to daily rates for 2010/11, but travel allowanced increased by 7% effective May 2010. | April 2011 |
| Steria (BBC contractor) | 2% increase applies from April 2010 to March 2011. | March 2011 |
| National Theatre | 15p increase on the hourly rate for all staff equivalent to a 1.2% increase in the pay bill. Increase backdated to 1 April 2010. (Review agreed 23 Dec 2010). | March 2011 |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | 2% increase on all rates with effect from 1 April 2010; a further review is scheduled to take place in November. | March 2011 |
| Swiss Post Solutions Ltd (BBC Contractor) | Basic 2.5% consolidated increase for all staff on the BBC contract; pay settlement underpinned by agreement to pay staff employed at the 2010 review date a minimum of £7.85 per hour (the London Living wage) by April 2011. Pay offer accepted by consultative ballot 6/8/10. | March 2011 |
| BBC Natural History Unit | £5 flat rate increase on the minimum daily rate for both the 'competent' and 'experienced' categories of freelance wildlife camera crew. Effective 1 April 2010. | March 2011 |
| Siemens (BBC contractor) | Flat rate, consolidated, increase of £300 from 1 January 2010. Talks continue on a performance related pay scheme with a deadline of 31 July 2010. | December 2010 |
| ITV plc | Pay freeze for 2010 but £340 equivalent in shares and non-consolidated bonus confirmed in March 2010. | December 2010 |
| English National Opera | 2% increase for those on salaries up to £30K; 1.5% for salaries over £30K and up to £50K; standstill for those on salaries over £50K. Increases effective 1 August 2009. | July 2010 |
| Wilson James (BBC contractor) | 2% increase effective 1 July; the agreement will require a change of pay date for some staff. | June 2010 |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | 1.5% for 2009/10 (0.5% paid in July, 1% paid in December, both figures backdated to April 2009). | March 2010 |
| Royal Opera House | 1% consolidated plus £400 as a one-off payment with effect from 1 April 2009. The settlement also establishes that apprentices will be paid NMW plus 2% in year one and NMW plus 5% in year two. | March 2010 |
| Johnson Controls (BBC Contractor) | Two year deal confirmed in Dec 2009: £300 non-consolidated for 2009; minimum 1% consolidated for 2010 | TBA |
| SOLT theates | 2.5% increase from October 2009 (the award is an interim arrangement pending the conclusion of talks on a new agreement). | March 2010 |
| TMA theatres | 2% increase from 6 April 2009, followed by 1% increase from 5 October 2009 | March 2010 |
| National Theatre | 2% increase, effective 1 April 2009, on all rates and allowances in the BECTU/NT agreement. | March 2010 |
| Freelance construction crews | 3% increase effective 18 August 2009 for year two of a three-year deal with PACT which will see an RPI increase implemented for 2010/11 | August 2011 |
| Edinburgh International Festival Society | 3% increase on rates along with increase in holiday pay. | End of 2009 Festival season |
| BBC Studios and Post Production Ltd | Flat rate increase of £450 for all staff earning below £60K from 1 August | July 2010 |
| BBC | Flat rate increase of £450 for all staff earning below £60K from 1 August; pay freeze applied to all staff with earnings above £60K. | July 2010 |
| Deluxe Laboratories | 3.25% increase from 1 July | June 2010 |
| FAA (Background Artistes) | 5% increase effective 1 April | March 2010 |
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Mayflower, Southampton |
3% across the board, covers technical, front of house and box office staff. | March 2010 |
| Culture and Sport Glasgow | 2.5% across the board | March 2010 |
| Sadlers Wells Theatre | 2.5% across the board for all technical, front of house and box office staff | March 2010 |
| ITV plc | From 1 January 2009: all full-time staff earning up to £25K, 4.2%; all full-time staff earning £25,001 - £40K, 2.5%; all full-time staff earning £40,001 - £60K, 2.1%. Pay freeze applied to all staff earning over £60,001. | December 2009 |
| Wales Millenium Centre | 3.1% increase for the stage technical department | December 2009 |
| Belgrade Theatre, Coventry | 3% across the board for all staff | March 2010 |
| English National Ballet | 2.7% increase for all technical grades. | March 2010 |
| Royal Shakespeare Company | 3% increase across the board for technical, production, front of house, and box office staff | March 2010 |
| Disney Theatrical Productions | 4% or RPI, whichever is the greater, for technical staff working on Lion King in the West End (Year 3 of 3 year deal) (Details) | August 2010 |
| Disney Theatrical Productions | 4% or RPI, whichever is the greater, for technical staff working on Lion King in the West End (Year 2 of 3 year deal) (Details) | August 2009 |
| Welsh National Opera | 3%, includes Cardiff Theatrical Services (Year 3 of 3 year deal) (Details) | April 2009 |
| Odeon | 3%, or 3.5% depending on inflation, for projectionists (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details) | January 2009 |
| ITV | Increase based on October 2008 RPI (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details) | January 2009 |
| BBC Scotland freelance | 2% (Details) | October 2008 |
| SOLT (West End Theatres) | 4.8% (Details) | October 2008 |
| Disney Theatrical Productions | 5% for technical staff working on Lion King in the West End (Year 1 of 3 year deal) (Details) | August 2008 |
| Siemens SIS and SECL (formerly BBC Technology) | 2.15% (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details). In Siemens SIS further negotiations resulted in 3% increase (Details). | August 2008 |
| BBC Resources | 2% and £400 (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details) | August 2008 |
| BBC | 2% (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details) | August 2008 |
| Wilson James | 3.8% for Wilson James BBC security staff (Details) | July 2008 |
| Johnson Controls | 4% for Johnson Controls BBC facilities management staff (Details) | July 2008 |
| Royal Opera House | 4.5% until Sepetmber 2009 (Details) | April 2008 |
| National Theatre | Front of house and catering 17.6% (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details), other staff 3.25% for 2008-2009 | April 2008 |
| Sadlers Wells Theatre | 4% | April 2008 |
| TMA (Outside London theatres) | 3.5% minimum hourly rates, 3% other payments and allowances, 0.5% increase in employer's pension contributions (Details) | April 2008 |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | 4.1% | April 2008 |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | 2.7% | April 2008 |
| Welsh National Opera | 3%, includes Cardiff Theatrical Services (Year 2 of 3 year deal) (Details) | April 2008 |
| Odeon | 2.7% for projectionists (Year 1 of 2 year deal) (Details) | January 2008 |
| Glyndebourne Opera | 8%, 2 year deal runs January 2008 to December 2009 (Details) | December 2009 |
| ITV | 4.2%, £1,000 increase in redundancy pay cap, initiatives to encourage greater take-up of defined contribution pension scheme (Year 1 of 2 year deal) (Details) | January 2008 |
| London International Film School | 4.2% (Details) | January 2008 |
| FAA (Film Artistes Association) | 5.5% (Details) | November 2007 |
| BBC Scotland freelance | 4% (Details) | October 2007 |
| SOLT (West End Theatres) | 5%, 1.5% increase in matched pension contribution (Details) | October 2007 |
| Siemens SIS and SECL (formerly BBC Technology) | 4%, £1,000 minimum rise (Year 1 of 2 year deal) (Details) | August 2007 |
| BBC | 4%, £1,000 minimum rise (Year 1 of 2 year deal) (Details) | August 2007 |
| English National Opera | RPI plus 0.5% (Year 3 of 3 year deal) (Details) | August 2007 |
| CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) | 4.6% (next review date April 2008) | July 2007 |
| Soho Images | 3% (Details) | July 2007 |
| National Theatre | Front of house and catering 9% (Year 1 of 2 year deal), other staff 2.76% | April 2007 |
| Sheffield Theatres | 4% | April 2007 |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | 3.5% | April 2007 |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | 4.4% | April 2007 |
| Welsh National Opera | 3.8%, includes Cardiff Theatrical Services (Year 1 of 3 year deal) (Details) | April 2007 |
| ITV | £303 part cash, part shares bonus (Details) | April 2007 |
| BBC Resources | 4%, £1,000 minimum rise (Year 1 of 2 year deal) (Details) | April 2007 |
| Film construction crews | 9% (Details) | April 2007 |
| TMA (Outside London theatres) | 4% Grades 1-4, 3% all other minimum pay rates, 0.5% increase in employer's pension contributions (Details) | April 2007 |
| Royal Opera House | 3.5% (Details) | April 2007 |
| VT Communications (formerly Merlin) (BBC international transmitters) | 4.6% (Year 1 of 2 year deal) | April 2007 |
| Birmingham Repertory Theatre | 1.9%-3.6% or rate of inflation if greater (Year 2 of 2 year deal) | April 2007 |
| Glyndebourne Opera | 3.9% pay and allowances with an increase to matched employer's pension contribution from 2% to 5%. | January 2007 |
| ITV | 3.95% | January 2007 |
| SOLT (West End Theatres) | 3.4% (Details (40k pdf)) | October 2006 |
| Downtown Radio (Northern Ireland EMAP) | 3% | October 2006 |
| BBC | 2.8%, night pay (low rate) increased by 6.4% (Details) | August 2006 |
| Red Bee Media (formerly BBC Broadcast) | 3%, minimum £800 bonus, £1000 bonus for almost all staff with more than 12 months service (Details) | August 2006 |
| English National Opera | 4.3% (Year 2 of 3 year deal) (Details) | August 2006 |
| Soho Images | 3% (Details) | July 2006 |
| BBC Worldwide | 2.6% | July 2006 |
| London Studios (ITV) | 2.5% for grades affected by new conditions (Details) | July 2006 |
| Ofcom | Increases for each performance level based on May 2006 RPI of 3% (staff get increases through performance review scheme except those on ITC terms retained after TUPE). Results in 71% of administrators, associates and senior associates (grades covered by recognition) receive increase equal to or more than 3%. In future the May RPI figure will be used each year to 'fix' the band three pay recommendation band. | July 2006 |
| UTV (Ulster TV) | 2.5% increase in basic salary, 1% employer contribution to UTV Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (no increase in employee contributions). Company also putting 5.3m into the pension fund over the next three years. Nothing additional for those in Defined Contributions pension scheme. | July 2006 |
| ITV | £500 part cash, part shares bonus for contribution to company's 2005 performance (Details). | April 2006 |
| TMA (Outside London theatres) | 3.3%, 0.5% increase in employer’s pension contributions (Details) | April 2006 |
| Siemens Business Services Media (formerly BBC Technology) | 3% (Details) | April 2006 |
| BBC Resources | 2.5% (Details) | April 2006 |
| Technicolor Film Laboratory | 3.5% (Details) | April 2006 |
| RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) | 2.5% | April 2006 |
| Lyric Theatre, Belfast | 3.5% cost of living allowance | April 2006 |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | 3.4% | April 2006 |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | 2.4% | April 2006 |
| Sheffield Theatres | 2.5%-3.5% | April 2006 |
| Birmingham Repertory Theatre | 2.4%-4.7% (Year 1 of 2 year deal) | April 2006 |
| CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) | 2.4% | April 2006 |
| National Theatre | 2.75% increase on rates of pay and allowances, with a minimum hourly rate of £6.25 which represents an increase on minimum rate of about 9%. | April 2006 |
| S4C | 2.4%, salary less than £25,000 receive welcome rise of £1,000, working week reduced by 30 minutes, extra day’s annual leave per year of service after first five years up to a maximum of five extra days (Details) | February 2006 |
| English National Opera | 3%, £50 increase in employer’s pension contributions (Year 1 of 3 year deal) (Details) | August 2005 |
