Bectu Ratecards: find out the rates for the work you do (UK film, TV and live-event branch rate cards)
Source: https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-union/ratecards
The URL without trailing slash redirects (HTTP 302) to the slash form; recorded without it per convention. Also reached from https://bectu.org.uk/about/ratecards/.
Structured fields
{
"revision": {
"ref": "Index page without a date; individual cards carry their own dates (e.g. 'ADS Recommended Rate Card May 2026', 'Construction Crew Ratecard 2026-2027')",
"pinned": false,
"source_url": "https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-union/ratecards"
},
"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Index page to Bectu branch rate cards for UK film and TV crew (assistant directors, camera, art department, locations, production sound, SFX, construction, post-production and more) and links to agreements. States the status of the rates (recommended going rates by branch, except collectively bargained theatre rates) and recommended terms.",
"source_type": "documentation",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "Bectu",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
"known_limitations": [
"Many linked rate cards sit on union.bectu.org.uk; the 'Production Accounts Department TV Drama Ratecard' link returned HTTP 404 when fetched, so that card was not read.",
"Branch rates are recommendations, not binding agreements, except where a card is part of a Pact-Bectu agreement (see docs--bectu-org-uk--pact-bectu-construction-crew-ratecard-2026-2027).",
"Describes the source's rules; the collector executed nothing and this is not legal or tax advice."
]
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] Except for theatre rates set by collective agreements, the cards reflect recommended going rates set by freelance branches after consulting members. · locator: page intro source
- [sourced_fact] Bectu recommends minimum terms and conditions for those not covered by an agreement. · locator: page intro source
- [sourced_fact] The AD Branch asks members to negotiate contracts with no more than 30 minutes prep and 30 minutes wrap each working day and to reflect it in their rate. · locator: Assistant Directors section source
- [inference] Rate cards are published per branch and vintage, so a budget line must cite the specific card and date rather than the index. · locator: collector reading source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentation | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | No licence or reuse terms located (bectu.org.uk /terms-and-conditions/ returned 404). Treat as all rights reserved. |
Linked records
- Which Bectu rate cards are binding Pact-Bectu agreements and which are only branch-recommended rates? discusses → this
- DGA: landing page for the 2026-2027 BA/FLTTA minimum salary schedules 'effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027', with a rate-card PDF 'Revised as of 9/23/26'; its first table lists Directors theatrical high-budget weekly salary $25,214 (shorts and documentaries $18,007) for rates effective Jul… cites → this