Speech Debelle told to pay £10,000 to ACE over failed race discrimination claim
Mercury Prize-winning musician Speech Debelle has been ordered to pay Arts Council England nearly £10,000 in costs after claims b…
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Fears for Leeds museum as council proposes budget cuts
A museum in Leeds is under threat of closure as part of swingeing cuts proposed by Leeds City Council. Abbey House Museum in Kirst…
Charity leader and former trustees receive threatening letters
Former trustees and the current chief executive of the Actors’ Benevolent Fund (ABF) have been threatened by poison pen letters….
Science Museum faces disability discrimination claim
A security guard working at the Science Museum is taking legal action for discrimination claiming she has been denied a suitable c…
Legislation needed to improve financial security for freelancers
There is a need for changes to government policy and for sector-wide guidelines and regulations to be introduced to ensure fairer…
Manifesto for a transformative workplace
Clore Leadership recently released ‘Imagine it Different’ – a report on a programme they undertook looking into the world of wor…
Creatives criticise ITV over AI job
Actors, screenwriters and TV industry representatives have criticised ITV for planning to employ a head of generative artificial i…
Actors take legal action against touring theatre company
Two actors contracted to work with a theatre touring company will be allowed to pursue claims relating to working hours and pay af…
Conductor accused of bullying wins unfair dismissal case
An acclaimed conductor who was sacked from his teaching post at National Opera Studio has won a case of unfair dismissal against h…
Radical system change in the workplace
In our series of articles looking at changing workplace culture, Fun Palaces co-director Amie Taylor explores the challenges and b…
Security guards at London museums to take strike action
Security guards at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum Security will go on strike later this month over pay. The sta…
Rise in ‘whistleblowing’ on arts and culture charities
Whistleblowing disclosures relating to charities working in arts, culture, heritage and science have almost doubled in the past th…
Directory for ethnic minority freelancers in London launches
A London-focused freelancer directory aimed at ethnic minority creatives launched on Monday (23 September). The Creative and Cultu…
ENO partners with AEM to recruit new Musical Director
English National Opera (ENO) has partnered with Arts, Entertainment and Media (AEM) International to appoint the company’s n…
ITC and Bectu agree on new pay and conditions
The Independent Theatre Council (ITC) and trade union Bectu are rolling out a new pay and conditions agreement for in-house staff…
Unrest, rest and action
Part of the point of art is the lens it offers us to look at the world in a different way, to converse with people and perspective…
ACE: Race discrimination costs claim ‘a matter of integrity’
Public body is seeking costs of £40,000 after claims by former Relationship Manager of harassment and persecution by colleag…
Significant racial pay gap among theatre producers
Report exploring the lack of sustainable pathways into producing for British theatre producers from the global majority uncovers a…
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…
Club for working class artists launches
A London-based club has launched for people who work in the arts sector and come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The indepen…
Growing number of sector job vacancies down to skill shortages
Number of job vacancies in the creative industries and culture sector left unfilled because applicants do not have the right skill…
Equity votes to support WNO chorus
Members of performers' union Equity have voted unanimously to pass an emergency motion supporting the Welsh National Opera (WN…
Arts, culture and heritage workforce ‘90% white’
Findings from a new report using census data to map the arts, culture and heritage workforce across England, Wales and Northern Ir…
Open recruitment to creative roles
Northcott Theatre in Exeter has said it will advertise at least one creative role on every production. Creative Director Martin Be…
