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BBC urged to pay IT contractors the going rate
The BBC is being urged to pay its IT contractors a fairer wage by media entertainment union BECTU.
In a pay claim jointly submitted to the BBC along with the National Union of Journalists and Unite, BECTU said 'One BBC' must also include its contracted staff.
The unions want the BBC to agree to fix a minimum pay rate of £7.60 an hour for all contracted staff, which they say is widely recognised as the minimum liveable wage in London.
BECTU's BBC supervisory official Helen Ryan made the request in a letter to BBC human relations director Rachel Currie.
While Ms Ryan recognised that it was up to contractors to negotiate their own rate with the BBC, the corporation had a "moral obligation" to pay at least £7.60 an hour.
The unions expect talks to be underway by the end of March.
BECTU's request comes just days after it announced some IT contractors working for the BBC may go on strike.
Siemens staff contracted to the corporation are currently deciding whether to take industrial action over a pay freeze and redundancies.
In a pay claim jointly submitted to the BBC along with the National Union of Journalists and Unite, BECTU said 'One BBC' must also include its contracted staff.
The unions want the BBC to agree to fix a minimum pay rate of £7.60 an hour for all contracted staff, which they say is widely recognised as the minimum liveable wage in London.
BECTU's BBC supervisory official Helen Ryan made the request in a letter to BBC human relations director Rachel Currie.
While Ms Ryan recognised that it was up to contractors to negotiate their own rate with the BBC, the corporation had a "moral obligation" to pay at least £7.60 an hour.
The unions expect talks to be underway by the end of March.
BECTU's request comes just days after it announced some IT contractors working for the BBC may go on strike.
Siemens staff contracted to the corporation are currently deciding whether to take industrial action over a pay freeze and redundancies.
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