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BBC News strike

(May 2005)

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JU
juice
Matrix posted:
juice posted:
Just in from the NUJ:

"BBC Birmingham: Union reps in Birmingham confirm all live news is off air."

I'll hopefully get more views from the Mailbox (BBC Birmingham) later on when I pass through there on my way to work.


Are you sure, I've just spoken to someone at the 'Box and they said there would only be limited services and the 2 minute MT update had been rethought, Shall ring back.


MY quote is from the NUJ website NUJ
MA
Matrix
thegeek posted:
Matrix posted:
Nah, I think the "old-hand" is still to come. I mean there are laws on the amount of hours he can work in a studio.
Remember all that fuss on the news recently about the European Working Time Directive, and how companies can choose to opt out? The BBC opts out. (Besides, he could be going for a kip in all the back half hours, you never know..)


Yeah but there are certain regulations about been in a studio for a set number of hours aka BBC World Newsroom.
I may be mis-understanding this but I've been told you cannot work more a set number of hours in a studio environment without comfort breaks. Anyone know anymore on this?
ST
stuartfanning
Akhtar Khan is doing live newscasts on BBC News 24 and recorded ones for BBC World. If he is recording the BBC World ones at half past the hour that suggests he isn't getting much of a break.
MA
Matrix
juice posted:
Matrix posted:
juice posted:
Just in from the NUJ:

"BBC Birmingham: Union reps in Birmingham confirm all live news is off air."

I'll hopefully get more views from the Mailbox (BBC Birmingham) later on when I pass through there on my way to work.


Are you sure, I've just spoken to someone at the 'Box and they said there would only be limited services and the 2 minute MT update had been rethought, Shall ring back.


MY quote is from the NUJ website NUJ


Yeah I've just seen it too. Can anyone else confirm that MT has now been cancelled for today?

stuartfanning posted:
Akhtar Khan is doing live newscasts on BBC News 24 and recorded ones for BBC World. If he is recording the BBC World ones at half past the hour that suggests he isn't getting much of a break.


No there from the overnight joint service, where News 24 became BBC World for a time...
JU
juice
Matrix posted:
thegeek posted:
Matrix posted:
Nah, I think the "old-hand" is still to come. I mean there are laws on the amount of hours he can work in a studio.
Remember all that fuss on the news recently about the European Working Time Directive, and how companies can choose to opt out? The BBC opts out. (Besides, he could be going for a kip in all the back half hours, you never know..)


Yeah but there are certain regulations about been in a studio for a set number of hours aka BBC World Newsroom.
I may be mis-understanding this but I've been told you cannot work more a set number of hours in a studio environment without comfort breaks. Anyone know anymore on this?


As far as I'm aware, there is no time regulations 'if' the rpesenter agrees beforehand, for example, election coverage, major breaking news etc etc.

"When the situation warrants" i'm sure is the get-out clause to working time rules in television
EY
the eye
stuartfanning posted:
Akhtar Khan is doing live newscasts on BBC News 24 and recorded ones for BBC World. If he is recording the BBC World ones at half past the hour that suggests he isn't getting much of a break.


I dont think the last live bulletin was on since 0500GMT and that has been repeated every hour since because you can tell of his early introduction then repeating himself.
JU
juice
Interesting update from the NUJ just come through;

".........By it's own admission, the BBC's live programming has been 'seriously disrupted' and TV news management have conceded that 99 per cent of news staff had walked out.

The strikes over cuts by members of the NUJ, BECTU and Amicus had even more devastating effect than BBC bosses had imagined in their worst nightmares.

On 'Not The Today Programme', a presenter announced: "We are not able to bring you the Today programme because of industrial action."

BBC World Service was a near total shut down, as 80 staff covering regions ranging from Uzbekistan to Albania, Greece to China, gathered outside Bush House chanting for a stop to the cuts in more than 10 different languages.

It was a bad morning for BBC Radio Good Morning Scotland as it went off air, along with the Scottish TV breakfast bulletins. Programmes in Wales and Northern Ireland were also affected.

Radio Five Live's normal output of live news and sport collapsed and fell back on pre-recorded programmes and chopped down news bulletins.

BBC One's Breakfast limped along with a single presenter and the most minimal service.

After midnight BBC News 24 and BBC World could only get recorded news bulletins out but later managed a little live news. "


99% of news staff, ouch!
SB
SB
thegeek posted:
Matrix posted:
Nah, I think the "old-hand" is still to come. I mean there are laws on the amount of hours he can work in a studio.
Remember all that fuss on the news recently about the European Working Time Directive, and how companies can choose to opt out? The BBC opts out. (Besides, he could be going for a kip in all the back half hours, you never know..)


It's not the company that can opt-out but the individual employee. No one can force you to work more than the 48 hours unless you choose to, however in some sectors you are unofficially expected to opt-out if you want to be successful, broadcasting is one example.
GE
thegeek Founding member
SB posted:
thegeek posted:
Matrix posted:
Nah, I think the "old-hand" is still to come. I mean there are laws on the amount of hours he can work in a studio.
Remember all that fuss on the news recently about the European Working Time Directive, and how companies can choose to opt out? The BBC opts out. (Besides, he could be going for a kip in all the back half hours, you never know..)


It's not the company that can opt-out but the individual employee. No one can force you to work more than the 48 hours unless you choose to, however in some sectors you are unofficially expected to opt-out if you want to be successful, broadcasting is one example.
Ah, interesting. Perhaps I was misinformed. By someone from BBC Health & Safety...
(not saying you're wrong, by the way, it was a wee while ago)
LO
Londoner
It's the Doily!
JU
juice
Female presenter now on News24, but so far seems very well put together.
MA
Matrix
Susan Osman, Oh course.....

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