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Ireland extends basic income for artists scheme
A study into the first year of the scheme has found it is having a consistent, positive impact on practice development, secto…
National Theatre gains real Living Wage accreditation
The National Theatre joins more than 100 venues, including Shakespeare’s Globe and The Old Vic, in signing up for the s…
Don’t let your marketers head for the exit door
A survey of arts and cultural marketers reveals a growing sense of unfairness around pay and working conditions. Matt Ecclestone h…
Fee rises for playwrights at Royal Court, RSC and National
Playwrights working under the Writers' Guild of Great Britain's (WGGB) minimum terms agreement will see a 4% increase in t…
National Museums Liverpool staff agree pay deal
Longrunning strike action at National Museums Liverpool (NML) has ended after museum workers accepted an improved pay offer. The M…
Liverpool set for fresh museum strikes
Museum workers in Liverpool will take part in 30 days of strikes over the summer as part of an ongoing dispute over pay. The BBC r…
Do artists’ livelihoods matter?
After far too many decades of jam tomorrow, artists deserve better, says independent arts researcher Susan Jones.
Gender pay gap within culture sector increases
For every £1 earned by men employed in the cultural sector women are paid 85 pence, government statistics show.
Australia trade deal introduces royalties for UK artists
UK artists will earn new royalties when their work is resold in Australia as part of a free trade agreement between the UK and Aus…
DACS launches national survey of artists’ earnings
Artists across the UK are being invited to take part in a survey intended to gain a better understanding of how they earn their mo…
Speakers cancel RSA events after union calls for boycott
Internationally renowned speakers have withdrawn from engagements at the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) after members of the Inde…
Orchestra musicians walk out over unpaid fees
Musicians from London Chamber Orchestra (LCO) walked out of a rehearsal on 7 February ahead of a performance in protest over unpai…
Equity and ITC strike pay deal for theatre workers
Equity and ITC said that they hoped the outcome of their negotiations would serve as a positive example for the theatre sector.
Music streaming code of practice published
A code of practice to provide clarity over methods of calculating and reporting revenues from music streaming has been published….
‘Revolutionary’ employment scheme for artists launches
Gloucester-based National Portfolio Organisation wants to see a 'step-change' in how artists are supported so they can wor…
Crisis grant scheme for theatre workers launches
Royal Theatrical Fund says it does not want people in the industry to be unable to feed themselves or their family during the ongo…
Freelance frustration
Arts Council England’s call for freelancers to participate in yet another survey has been met with anger and dismay by the f…
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…
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…
