Stop Exploitation of Actors on CCP
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Acting is skilled work
I'm fed up with the idea that NMW is seen as a fair deal. What about all the hours learning lines and all the study and research not to mention training. And the sheer fact we are self employed. There are equity rates for a reason. Use them!
Employers who can only afford to pay NMW need to state £7.20 per hour, not £55 per day.
Professional performers deserve to be paid at the Equity minimum rates. However, Equity does almost nothing to publicise its rates, which allows sites like CCP to advertise work that is paid well below the industry standard and/or is illegal.
ie those people at the bottom of the working chain. It is not appropriate for actors.
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Because if Equity advertised rates, then they would be cherrypicked and the terms and conditions fo work would go by the by. But yes should be paid properly
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'Cherrypicked'? No idea what that's supposed to mean! If Equity advertised its rates then employers would know what professional actors are meant to be paid and sites like CCP would not get away with suggesting £55 per day or NMW.
As it is, many companies employing actors (and many actors) don't have a clue what the Equity rates are, and wrongly assume that NMW is reasonable because sites like CCP and Spotlight are telling them so.
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Maybe amateur actors. Professional actors who are members of the union should be paid Equity rates.
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