The ongoing discussions around the working lives of U.K. TV freelancers have coalesced into The Freelance Charter, a historic document that was revealed at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday. T…
The charter is spearheaded by pan-industry working group Coalition for Change, founded and chaired by TV freelancer and founder of The TV Mindset,It has been signed so far by Amazon Prime Video, BAFTA, BBC, BECTU, BFI, Channel 4, Channel 5/ViacomCBS, Deaf and Disabled People in TV, Directors U.K.
Objectives of the charter also include diversifying the make-up of the industry so that it is fully representative of British society and the variety of cultures, narratives, and opinions within it; encouraging regular training at all levels of the industry to combat unconscious bias; supporting better skills development and paths to promotion and making sure that freelancers know what opportunities are open to them; and improving the mental health of production teams., MD of content at Sky U.K.
In the first year there will be two reviews of the charter, in January and August 2022 with aims to widen the scope of the charter even further. Further reviews will take place annually. “We believe that improving wellbeing will not only safeguard our talent but will deliver even greater creative success,” Watsham said. “We’d like to appeal now for all organizations to sign up to the first version of the charter.”
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