Contracting Off-Screen Talent & Crew

This is for the engagement of a director contracting via a personal service company (PSC) on a production commissioned by a UK broadcaster. This document is an example of a director contract for you to adapt and use. It is not intended to inhibit or replace individual negotiations between your company and the director or their agent.

This is for the direct engagement of a director of a production commissioned by a UK broadcaster. This document is an example of a director contract for you to adapt and use. It is not intended to inhibit or replace individual negotiations between your company and the director or their agent.

The Pact Bectu Construction Agreement for Studio Films applies to the craft graded members of construction crews (carpenters, painters, plasterers, and riggers), stagehands, and to chargehands supervisors and heads of department in those grades working on major feature films produced in the UK.

Pact Bectu Major Motion Feature Film Agreement: Construction rate card 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2027.

This guidance document, issued on Friday 8th December 2023, offers joint Pact/Bectu guidance on the Pact-Bectu Scripted TV Drama Agreement.

This document provides a summary of Lighting Technicians' Scripted TV pay rates for 2023 and 2024.

Directors UK Commercial Fee table of charges for 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025.

Pact Bectu Construction Crew Agreement for Studio Films Year 10 - 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 (inclusive). The terms and rates only apply to the roles listed on this rate card.

Pact Bectu Daily Crew Scripted TV (PSC). Latest version applies from 1st April 2024.

For engaging freelance staff and crew via a personal service company on scripted productions subject to the terms of the 2022 Pact Bectu Agreement. Latest version applies from 1st April 2024.

The notice works to bring to an end the existing contract and introduces the new contractual terms which are governed by the 2023 Pact/Bectu TV Drama Agreement.

The Pact Bectu TV Drama Agreement, effective from 1st January 2023.

Pact Bectu Master Crew Deal Memo 2023.

Pact/Bectu proposed Scripted TV Agreement.

This is the Pact Bectu Construction Agreement Rate Card which applies to major motion picture films with a budget of £30 million or a single theatric-type piece of content on a Global SVOD platform. This has been updated to clarify the description of the overtime rate as a capped rate (net).

This document outlines the new rates for Lighting Technicians working on feature films or a single piece of theatrical type content that transmits on a global SVOD platform that have a budget of £30+ million. These rates apply from the 1st April 2022 to the 31st March 2025 (inclusive).

Update on Pact-Bectu TV Drama agreement issued April 2022, with guidance on prep and wrap.

As part of DUK negotiations, the broadcasters have agreed a uniform approach with regards to the VAT calculation on the DUK Indie Recharge. This note explains the agreed approach.

For engaging freelance staff and crew (Sch D and PAYE) on scripted productions subject to the terms of the 2017 Pact-Bectu agreement. Latest version applies from 1st April 2024.