Photo: digiPACCT / Publication: 08/09/24
The digiPACCT CAO-salary-to-freelancer-rate calculation tool has been updated. This tool, originally developed in 2019 at the request of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), is intended as a supplement to the Fair Practice Checklist. Since then, the calculation tool has been further developed as part of digiPACCT. The tool allows all existing CAO salaries to be translated into freelancer rates. It aims to provide a framework for preparing budgets based on fair compensation and to offer guidance in assessing the application of the Fair Pay principle for self-employed professionals—as part of the Fair Practice Code.
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In November 2021, Platform ACCT also launched the three-year program ‘Improvement of Labor Conditions and Collective Agreements’ (fairPACCT) to promote the establishment of collective agreements regarding better labor conditions across various disciplines. The goal is to translate the Fair Practice Code into concrete tools for practical application through so-called ‘chain tables’ (sectoral consultations). These tools, including specific calculation tools per branch, have each been developed in their own autonomous and independent manner and are tailored to sector-specific variables and unique circumstances, making them leading resources for workers (and employers) in those branches.
digiPACCT calculation tool
To align the digiPACCT calculation tool with the developments within these chain tables, the foundations and principles of the tool have been revised in recent months. The result is an up-to-date and future-proof resource. For further explanation and accountability regarding the calculation tool, please click here.
Simplicity was a conscious choice when creating the calculation tool. It offers a single general, unambiguous, and streamlined approach that can be used by all organizations across the cultural and creative sector to convert CAO wages into (minimum) hourly freelancer rates that can be considered ‘fair’. Consequently, the tool deliberately lacks the sector- and profession-specific approach and calibration ultimately required to arrive at a truly appropriate and reasonable rate for freelancers in every individual case.
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Fair Practice Assessment
Please note: the assessment of whether organizations are ‘Fair Practice’ is currently reserved for the Council for Culture and the sector-specific Culture Funds. This is therefore not a task or responsibility of Platform ACCT. Platform ACCT cannot and does not wish to interfere in the consultations between social partners in (sub)sectors within the cultural and creative sector. The tool is solely intended for preparing budgets that provide the necessary scope to be Fair Practice in reality. It is possible, however, that the tool may serve as a helpful resource during negotiations.
