# Bectu Ratecards: find out the rates for the work you do (UK film, TV and live-event branch rate cards)

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- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T04 · tags: level:established, kind:labor-rate-index, jurisdiction:uk, task:budgeting, topic:bectu
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:22:21.548Z
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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/.

```json
{
  "archived": null,
  "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",
  "parent_url": null,
  "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",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Bectu",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "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."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": null
}
```

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: https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-union/ratecards
- [sourced_fact] Bectu recommends minimum terms and conditions for those not covered by an agreement. · locator: page intro · source: https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-union/ratecards
- [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: https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-union/ratecards
- [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: https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-union/ratecards
- [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:
- documentation: license=unknown hosting=unknown redistribution=unknown modification=unknown training=unknown · No licence or reuse terms located (bectu.org.uk /terms-and-conditions/ returned 404). Treat as all rights reserved. · evidence: https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-union/ratecards

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