All artists and creatives who work on projects as part of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 will do so on terms that exceed the industry standard.
A new Memorandum of Understanding between Coventry City of Culture Trust and trade union bodies including Midlands TUC Cultural & Leisure Industries Committee, Equity, BECTU and Musicians’ Union commits the Trust to offering terms that ‘exceed those in recognised industry-wide contracts and rates’. It underpins a Fair Pay Manifesto that the Trust aims to launch early next year.
The Trust will also encourage its partners and stakeholders to engage with unions to create agreements for creative sector workers they employ.
Martin Sutherland, Chief Executive of Coventry City of Culture Trust, said: “Coventry 2021 seeks to leave a legacy of a stronger arts and culture sector in the region and that can only be done if the work of artists and creative freelancers is valued, both through recognition and conditions of employment.”