Bectu outside broadcast recommended freelance rates and terms, April 2023
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Camera Operator 500 400DocumentBectu outside broadcast recommended freelance rates and terms, April 2023 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Apr 2023 Target rate: what some members already get; Bectu urges it as the starting point in negotiation. Labour only; travel, subsistence, accommodation and equipment invoiced as extras.
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Camera Operator 500 400DocumentBectu outside broadcast recommended freelance rates and terms, April 2023 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Apr 2023 Day = up to 10 hours from call time to off-site time incl. a paid 1-hour meal break (term 1.1). Unless otherwise agreed the terms apply in full (12.2). Invoices due within 30 days.
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Overtime after 10 hours: a tenth of the Daily Rate an hour (1T); hours rounded up
1T = Daily Rate ÷ 10. ... Overtime rate after 10 hours, 1T.
Overtime after 12 hours: a fifth of the Daily Rate an hour (2T)
Overtime rate after 12 hours, 2T.
Daily Rate and T-rate doubled on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
The Daily Rate and the T-rate (T) are doubled
An extra half Daily Rate when work continues past midnight, on top of any overtime
an additional ½ day rate will be chargeable in addition to any applicable overtime
£25 per diem in the UK for meals not provided
A £25 Per Diem will be paid to cover meals not provided and paid for.
Client cancels less than 48 hours before the onsite time: the Daily Rate for the first two days
Cancellation of the engagement by the client, less than 48hrs ahead of the onsite time, will be charged at the Daily Rate for the first two days of the engagement.
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