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British Equity Backs Amendment To Stop Casting Directories Charging Out-Of-Work Actors Upfront Membership Fees
Equity the union has backed a House of Lords Amendment attempting to stop casting directories like Spotlight charge upfront membership fees.
British actors union Equity has ramped up its public battle with casting directories like Spotlight by backing an amendment in parliament that it says would stop them charging upfront fees to those looking for work. On Tuesday April 29, the House of Lords will start debating amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, one of which Equity says would prevent casting directories like Spotlight – and other recruitment platforms for creatives – from charging upfront membership fees to work-seekers. Equity General Secretary Paul Fleming said: “This is an important step towards ending the tax on hope for performers and creatives who have for too long faced unfair financial barriers to seeking work.
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