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.
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Theatre workshop warns of skills shortages
TR2, the workshop base for Theatre Royal Plymouth, is struggling to find staff to construct sets because of a skills shortage. The…
Class barriers persist in the creative industries
Research from Creative Access has found class discrimination remains an issue in creative workspaces. Almost three-quarters (74%)…
AI chatbot aims to make your workplace safer
Ruth Sparkes is co-founder of SaferSpace, a tech-for-good company trying to address unacceptable behaviour in the workplace. To ma…
Arts roles feature in proposed changes to work visa rules
A series of arts positions will be included in government list that allows a lower salary threshold for creatives seeking to move…
EXCLUSIVE: ACE seeks costs over failed race discrimination case
Arts Council England is pursuing Mercury Prize winning musician Speech Debelle for around £100,000 in legal costs.
Do you have an employee Health and Wellbeing policy?
Leading a team producing a demanding festival in a challenging environment, Catherine Groom thinks developing and formalising a he…
Former ArtsEd teacher launches unfair dismissal claim
A tribunal has heard that a former teacher at ArtsEd claimed there was a “culture of fear” at the school and raised co…
Improved redundancy offer for backstage ENO workers
Backstage workers at English National Opera receive revised redundancy offer, which trade union Bectu is encouraging them to accep…
Survey to review pay transparency for live music freelancers
Music sector body LIVE has launched a survey to understand and identify changes required to improve the experience of freelancers…
Performing arts workers facing ‘significant’ childcare challenges
A 'culture of silence' exists when it comes to discussing childcare issues in the performing arts sector, according to mot…
Museum Wales’ £325k payoff ‘least-worst outcome’
Senior civil servants have defended their handling of an employment dispute that resulted in a payout of over £325k to the f…
ACE facing two further employment tribunals
Funder has already faced two employment tribunals this year, one of which was dismissed with the other partially upheld.
Creative UK launches anti-bullying resource
Creative UK has unveiled a bullying and harassment resource designed to help improve and professionalise behaviours across the cre…
Lowry invests in mental health support
The Lowry has invested in a wellbeing service to provide mental health support for its 650 staff. The Manchester venue has signed…
A guide to random selection
An ancient practice of balloting is being put to use in application processes with the twin aims of reducing unpaid labour and inc…
RSA unfairly sacked employee over union claims
The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) unfairly dismissed an employee who spoke to the press about the organisation's refusal to reco…
Performing arts: 35,000 jobs losses since pandemic
'Alarming' figures show huge fall in job roles within performing and visual arts.
Judge exonerates ACE over race discrimination claim
Employment tribunal finds no grounds for claims by former Relationship Manager that she was harassed and persecuted by colleagues…
ACE ‘institutionally racist’, former employee claims
Award-winning musician Speech Debelle says there was a 'campaign' against her during her time as a Relationship Manager at…
ACE commissions research to ‘give freelancers a voice’
Freelancers in England's creative and cultural sectors are being invited to participate in research carried out on behalf of A…
Creative sector regulator secures funding for launch
Regulatory body will launch by the end of next year, providing advice and support to people working in film, television, music and…
Arts Marketing Association to trial four-day week
Arts Marketing Association (AMA) is trialling a four-day working week. The trial, which began yesterday (2 October) and will run u…
Recruiting for digital
Recruiting for digital roles is tricky, which is understandable given cultural organisations have not traditionally had to hire fo…
