Renewed calls for freelance commissioner
Culture, Media and Sport Committee hears from sector leaders that more joined-up thinking is required to address precarity of crea…
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Third of UK musicians earn less than £14k
First census of UK musicians highlights the challenges of a career in the music industry, with low earnings proving a career barri…
Hollywood strike action hits UK film and TV crews
A survey commissioned by the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (Bectu) suggests that industrial disput…
Royal Society of Arts staff set for two-day strike
Staff at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action for the first time in the org…
‘Extremely alarming’ pay gap in Ireland’s creative industries
Creatives in Ireland’s music and performing arts sectors are earning less than two-thirds of their counterparts in other ind…
Pay offer sees British Museum strike called off
A scheduled six-day strike by staff at the British Museum has been called off after a new pay offer was made. The Public and Comme…
ABTT survey flags two key pipeline challenges
Pay and work-life balance are among the key factors affecting recruitment and retention in technical theatre roles, a survey has s…
Art technicians survey hopes to address low pay
Art technicians in the UK are being asked to take part in a survey as part of union plans to establish recommended rates of pay. T…
British Museum to pay translator after plagiarism allegation
The British Museum has offered to pay translator Yilin Wang for her work, after she alleged her poetry translations had been plagi…
Government to set up working group on music industry pay
The government has accepted the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee’s recommendation on establishing a working group…
West End actors and stage managers to receive 16% pay rise
Actors and stage managers working in the West End will receive a 16% pay rise over two years, under new rates agreed by Equity and…
Equity General Secretary: “We need to win bigger”
Equity leader warns industry bosses of £1m strike fund in speech calling on sector management to cooperate with union to pro…
The coronation: A showcase for ‘world class’ orchestras
If there is one thing the UK does well it’s royal celebrations, and none come bigger than a coronation. But, as Mark Pembert…
Why are disabled people asked to work for nothing?
In a survey of disabled arts professionals, Unlimited found 87% had been asked to do something for nothing. Lucy Peters asks Jo Ve…
Norwich Theatre Royal becomes a Real Living Wage employer
As part of Norwich’s designation as a Living Wage City, Norwich Theatre, Royal has signed up to the Living Wage Foundation&r…
Staff at British Museum announce Easter strikes
Union workers at the British Museum have announced further strike dates over the Easter holidays, as part of widespread industrial…
Artists ‘earning £2.60 an hour’, study finds
The Structurally F-cked report presents a stark picture of underpaid, overworked artists in the UK's publicly-funded visual ar…
Theatre company announces four-day week plans
A theatre company in Manchester will adopt a four-day week on a trial basis, becoming the second National Portfolio organisation t…
Union warns theatre workers about pay confidentiality clauses
A union is urging backstage theatre workers to check their contracts for clauses that prevent them talking about their rates of pa…
Creative Scotland seeks to address freelancer pay ‘anomalies’
Creative Scotland is seeking to address the inconsistency in rates of pay for freelancers across its funding programmes. Although…
Strike forces British Museum to close for three days
Staff members take part in week-long strike action organised by their union, as they call for a 10% pay rise in light of the risin…
British Museum closes due to strike action
Decision taken to close British Museum due to strike action affecting some of the UK’s largest museum and heritage organisat…
DCMS and Creative Scotland staff set to strike
Staff from some of the UK’s largest museum and heritage organisations are also set to strike on Wednesday as they campaign f…
Bectu recommends new rates for touring theatre professionals
Bectu has published new pay guidance for professionals working on UK touring theatre productions. The union guidance outlines new…
