Failed talks between the cinema and some staff who are represented by the media trade union BECTU have led to staff at the Hackney Picture House striking this Saturday.
Front of house staff at this cinema chain are currently paid £8.77 an hour. That’s above the minimum wage, so Picturehouse isn’t technically breaking the law.
However, the London Living Wage is calculated to be £9.40 an hour and some staff are unhappy that their wages don’t match this.
Hackney Picturehouse said in a statement that they were disappointed that staff are striking, and that they believe they pay fair wages and that the Picture house has a good working environment.
They also made it clear that increases in pay for front of house staff have far outstripped inflation over the last three years.
Talks about pay negotiations for next year are said to be happening later in the year.
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Failed talks between the cinema and some staff who are represented by the media trade union BECTU have led to staff at the Hackney Picture House striking this Saturday.
Front of house staff at this cinema chain are currently paid £8.77 an hour. That’s above the minimum wage, so Picturehouse isn’t technically breaking the law.
However, the London Living Wage is calculated to be £9.40 an hour and some staff are unhappy that their wages don’t match this.
Hackney Picturehouse said in a statement that they were disappointed that staff are striking, and that they believe they pay fair wages and that the Picture house has a good working environment.
They also made it clear that increases in pay for front of house staff have far outstripped inflation over the last three years.
Talks about pay negotiations for next year are said to be happening later in the year.
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