DCMS pledges action on gender pay gap
DCMS has said it will take action to address gender pay gap after report finds the difference between the middle earning man and m…
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UK at risk of ‘serious loss of writing talent’, union warns
Rising energy and food costs are severely impacting the viability of writing as a career, a new survey has found. The Writers&rsqu…
Musicians fear ‘being forced to leave industry’
Half of UK musicians are either "extremely" or "very" concerned they'll be forced to leave the industry ov…
Museum staff strike over pay
A museum in Wakefield was closed for several days last week after staff went on strike over pay. Museums + Heritage Advisor report…
Performing artists need policy support
How can cultural policy support freelance performing artists? It's a question Cecilia Dinardi has been asking in her latest re…
Younger arts workers ‘priced out of London’
ArtsPay survey findings suggest workers in the capital are not being paid enough to cover the costs of living in London.
UAL introduces ‘sector-leading’ parental leave policy
University of the Arts London (UAL) says its new parental pay and leave policy is sector leading. The new policy, introduced at th…
PRS for Music announces record royalty payout
PRS for Music has announced a record-breaking £211m royalty distribution to members, marking the highest ever single payment…
Comments submitted to ArtsPay survey point to sector in crisis
Respondents to the ArtsPay survey say the rising cost of living and historic low levels of pay are causing unsustainable working c…
Pay insecurity and harassment make freelancers lot an unhappy one
Poor pay, a lack of regard for well-being, and a corrosive 'show must go on' culture are the norm for the UK's theatre…
Arts salaries show evidence of class premium
Concerns raised over ''lack of support" for working class people in the arts as figures show they earn less than peer…
Emergency budget: what it means for arts and culture sector
Raft of new economic polices lack specific measures for arts and culture but offer prospect of tax cuts for businesses and employe…
ArtsPay survey indicates gender pay gap narrowing
Survey suggests pay inequality between men and women is decreasing, but comparisons with 2018 data suggest that some wage increase…
Equity calls for contracts to be honoured during mourning
Employers that cancel productions during the mourning period should honour contracts with workers, performers' union Equity ha…
Theatre faces sex discrimination claim
A sex discrimination case relating to redundancy of theatre worker in December 2020 is given the green light by a judge to proceed…
Equity launches Comedians’ Charter at Edinburgh Fringe
The performing arts trade union has issued guidance to promoters and venues on transparent pay and safe working conditions for com…
Commonwealth Games commits to fair pay for creatives
A Memorandum of Understanding between cultural sector unions and the Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee sets out a commitment to…
McKellen reopens funding programme for producers
Actor Ian McKellen has announced a second round of his funding programme designed to help theatre producers pay actors a living wa…
ArtsPay Survey 2022: preliminary findings
Initial findings of ArtsPay 2022 survey reveal earnings growth for full and part-time workers failing to keep pace with inflation,…
Concern over exodus of arts marketing professionals
The Arts Marketing Association (AMA) has launched a series of job templates to help tackle the “growing gulf” between…
Theatre digs: call for cross-sector alliance to solve issues
Producers, venues, unions, arts organisations and accommodation providers must work together to agree minimum acceptable standards…
Cairn: a new association for performing arts professionals
Following the resignation of the majority of Equity’s Scottish National Committee last year, a group of creative arts profes…
Touring allowance rises to £300 a week
The minimum touring allowance rate will rise to £300 after a deal between performers' union Equity and UK Theatre was ac…
Equity survey shows inflation is a ‘workforce crisis’
The members' survey analysis also reveals Black people and the young are disproportionately leaving the sector after the pande…
