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PAID TRIBUNAL OPPORTUNITY: You Me Bum Bum Train

Posted on June 19, 2011 by actorsminimumwage

TARGET: YOU ME BUM BUM TRAIN This is a call to action for everyone in the Low Pay/No Pay network:  Send a message to all wannabe employers; minimum wage is here to stay. A runaway success like YMBBT has to … Continue reading →

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PAID TRIBUNAL OPPORTUNITY: They Want You (Feature Film)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by actorsminimumwage

ActorsMinimumWage has decided to enter the business of finding jobs for actors! The only hitch is that these jobs are advertised as unpaid or underpaid. You will have to take the company to tribunal to get your wages. Of course … Continue reading →

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Equity takes action with La Boheme- Soho Theatre’s highest grossing show

Posted on March 17, 2011 by actorsminimumwage

The Stage newspaper online reports: “Producers of the Olivier Award-winning La Boheme have come under fire for not paying the show’s chorus just hours after the show picked up the best new opera production prize at Sunday’s ceremony. La Boheme … Continue reading →

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PETITION: BECTU and EQUITY lead the way to Licence agents

Posted on December 10, 2010 by actorsminimumwage

Sign the petition for the return of agency licencing From The Equity Website: Equity, BECTU and the National Association of Supporting Artistes Agents have joined forces to launch a petition calling on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) … Continue reading →

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Old Vic to exploit vulnerable young workers in dubious internships

Posted on August 25, 2010 by actorsminimumwage

Normally AMW blog does not involve itself in the issue of unpaid internships.  But the Old Vic has been on the radar recently, as currently one of the biggest employers of unpaid actors in the country. The Old Vic has not … Continue reading →

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Arts Council suspends all Artsjobs adverts of unpaid work

Posted on August 3, 2010 by actorsminimumwage

From: http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/ “Please note that due to the high volume of adverts for unpaid opportunities that contravene Minimum Wage Regulations we are temporarily suspending adverts for unpaid work, work experience, voluntary roles or internships. This is so we can make … Continue reading →

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Voluntary staff “threaten paid ushers’ jobs”

Posted on July 27, 2010 by actorsminimumwage

From The Stage: http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/29043/voluntary-staff-threaten-paid-ushers-jobs Published Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 12:48 by Natalie Woolman Staff working at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford, Kent, are considering taking legal advice, claiming they have been sidelined by volunteers since HQ Theatres started running … Continue reading →

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