The team behind the special visual effects on Oscar-winning Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody have yet to be paid, according to media and entertainment union Bectu.
Bectu says the plight of the out-of-pocket workers highlights the need for a new industry code of practice to protect freelance workers when businesses go into administration.
Women often can’t stay in an industry that expects almost unlimited unpaid overtime as short notice.”
Bectu’s assistant national secretary, Paul Evans, said: “I’ve never had a situation where individual Bectu members have been hit this badly.