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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. 

AreaPay Review LatestEnd Date
   
   
ITV plcPay freeze for 2010 but £340 equivalent in shares plus non-consolidated bonus expected in March/April. Dec 2010
English National Opera2% 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
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 ControlsTwo year deal confirmed in Dec 2009: £300 non-consolidated for 2009; minimum 1% consolidated for 2010
 
SOLT theates2.5% increase from October 2009 (the award is an interim arrangement pending the conclusion of talks on a new agreement). March 2010
TMA theatres2% increase from 6 April 2009, followed by 1% increase from 5 October 2009March 2010
National Theatre2% increase, effective 1 April 2009, on all rates and allowances in the BECTU/NT agreement.March 2010
Freelance construction crews3% increase effective 18 August 2009 for year two of a three-year deal with PACT which will see an RPI increase implemented for 2010/11August 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

Mayflower, Southampton

3% across the board, covers technical, front of house and box office staff. March 2010
Culture and Sport Glasgow2.5% across the boardMarch 2010
Sadlers Wells Theatre2.5% across the board for all technical, front of house and box office staff March 2010
ITV plcFrom 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.Dec 2009
Wales Millenium Centre3.1% increase for the stage technical department Dec 2009
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
3% across the board for all staff
March 2010
English National Ballet2.7% increase for all technical grades. March 2010
Royal Shakespeare Company3% increase across the board for technical, production, front of house, and box office staff March 2010
Disney Theatrical Productions4% 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 Productions4% 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 Opera3%, includes Cardiff Theatrical Services (Year 3 of 3 year deal) (Details)April 2009
Odeon3%, or 3.5% depending on inflation, for projectionists (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details)January 2009
ITVIncrease based on October 2008 RPI (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details)January 2009
BBC Scotland freelance2% (Details)October 2008
SOLT (West End Theatres)4.8% (Details)October 2008
Disney Theatrical Productions5% 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 Resources2% and £400 (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details)August 2008
BBC2% (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details)August 2008
Wilson James3.8% for Wilson James BBC security staff (Details)July 2008
Johnson Controls4% for Johnson Controls BBC facilities management staff (Details)July 2008
Royal Opera House4.5% until Sepetmber 2009 (Details)April 2008
National TheatreFront of house and catering 17.6% (Year 2 of 2 year deal) (Details), other staff 3.25% for 2008-2009April 2008
Sadlers Wells Theatre4%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 Hippodrome4.1%April 2008
Birmingham Royal Ballet2.7%April 2008
Welsh National Opera3%, includes Cardiff Theatrical Services (Year 2 of 3 year deal) (Details)April 2008
Odeon2.7% for projectionists (Year 1 of 2 year deal) (Details)January 2008
Glyndebourne Opera8%, 2 year deal runs January 2008 to December 2009 (Details)January 2008
ITV4.2%, £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 School4.2% (Details)January 2008
FAA (Film Artistes Association)5.5% (Details)November 2007
BBC Scotland freelance4% (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
BBC4%, £1,000 minimum rise (Year 1 of 2 year deal) (Details)August 2007
English National OperaRPI 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 Images3% (Details)July 2007
National TheatreFront of house and catering 9% (Year 1 of 2 year deal), other staff 2.76%April 2007
Sheffield Theatres4%April 2007
Birmingham Royal Ballet3.5%April 2007
Birmingham Hippodrome4.4%April 2007
Welsh National Opera3.8%, includes Cardiff Theatrical Services (Year 1 of 3 year deal) (Details)April 2007
ITV£303 part cash, part shares bonus (Details)April 2007
BBC Resources4%, £1,000 minimum rise (Year 1 of 2 year deal) (Details)April 2007
Film construction crews9% (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 House3.5% (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 Opera3.9% pay and allowances with an increase to matched employer's pension contribution from 2% to 5%.January 2007
ITV3.95%January 2007
SOLT (West End Theatres)3.4% (Details (40k pdf))October 2006
Downtown Radio (Northern Ireland EMAP)3%October 2006
BBC2.8%, 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 Opera4.3% (Year 2 of 3 year deal) (Details)August 2006
Soho Images3% (Details)July 2006
BBC Worldwide2.6%July 2006
London Studios (ITV)2.5% for grades affected by new conditions (Details)July 2006
OfcomIncreases 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 Resources2.5% (Details)April 2006
Technicolor Film Laboratory3.5% (Details)April 2006
RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company)2.5%April 2006
Lyric Theatre, Belfast3.5% cost of living allowanceApril 2006
Birmingham Hippodrome3.4%April 2006
Birmingham Royal Ballet2.4%April 2006
Sheffield Theatres2.5%-3.5%April 2006
Birmingham Repertory Theatre2.4%-4.7% (Year 1 of 2 year deal)April 2006
CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)2.4%April 2006
National Theatre2.75% 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
S4C2.4%, 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 Opera3%, £50 increase in employer’s pension contributions (Year 1 of 3 year deal) (Details)August 2005

 

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