BT Group, IMG Media and Premier League Productions, ITV and Sky UK are being investigated by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for suspected anti-competitive behaviour relating to the purchase of freelance sports production and broadcasting services. The investigation was opened yesterday under section 25 of the Competition Act 1998 (CA98). In a statement, […] More
In her latest guest blog, freelance sports production manager Natalie Diamond highlights that while the return of live sport is welcome, freelancers are increasingly worried about their livelihoods and what their place of work might look like if/when they return. Like many freelancers, I’ve recently made a point of reading the industry-wide TV production guidelines […] More
In the latest in our series of guest blogs, freelance sports production manager Natalie Diamond provides another personal insight into how she and her family are coping with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic – revealing that she is now looking to re-train in order to keep her life moving along in a positive direction. […] More
Only two percent of freelancers operating as limited companies believe they are being treated fairly by the UK government, a new survey carried out by creative industries union Bectu suggests. The research, completed by nearly 1000 people who run their own limited companies in film and TV, found that 67 percent think the government has […] More
In the first in a series of guest blogs, freelance sports production manager Natalie Diamond provides a personal insight into how she and her family are coping with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m not sure what is worse: the fear of catching a contagious disease or the impending financial doom, gloom and unemployment. […] More
The UK-based Film & TV Charity has launched an emergency financial relief fund for TV freelancers and is now accepting applications for the one-off grants. The Film and TV COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund has been created in partnership with the BFI and is able to provide from £500 to £2,500 to active workers in film, […] More
A Bectu survey of PAYE freelancers in the UK has found that almost half (47%) do not expect to be eligible for support through the coronavirus job retention scheme set-up by the government. The finding, which consists of people who were not employed on 1 March, is based on a survey of 1,900 PAYE freelancers […] More
The UK’s creative industries union Bectu has welcomed the government’s new Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) but has warned that not everyone will benefit and that payment will be slow to arrive. The SEISS scheme will allow some freelancers and the self-employed to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to […] More
Bob Cordran of the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney outlines the benefits (and possible downsides) of the UK’s new Self-employment Income Support Scheme. On Thursday evening (26 March), the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak set out the additional financial measures that are being put in place to support freelancers and the self-employed […] More
