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What is Fair Practice and how can it advance your daily practice? Sign up for the International Clinic: Fair Practice on Sept. 19!

13 September 2024

Publication: 13/09/24 | Photo: Salih Kilic

International Clinic 2024: Fair Practice

Location: New Institute

Date: Thursday, Sept. 19

Time: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Language: English

Participation: free of charge

What is Fair Practice and how can it advance your daily practice? How can you help make the design and cultural field fairer? And how does Fair Practice work in an international context? These are some of the questions addressed during a conversation with people from cultural organizations and practitioners, followed by breakout sessions with fairPACCT.

Using the Fair Practice Code in the Netherlands, a moral compass for anyone working in or with the creative sector, we reflect on our cultural practice based on the code’s five values: solidarity, diversity, trust, sustainability and transparency.

Program

  • 15:30 PM | Conversation on Fair Practice with Marije Baalman (curator, activist and participant roundtable Digital Culture fairPACCT), Noud van de Rhee (program manager fairPACCT), Yassine Salihine (product designer), Elena Polivtseva (independent researcher, co-founder Culture Policy Toom) and Simon de Leeuw (program maker, secretary EUNIC NL & Global Focal Point), moderated by Servaz van Berkum.
  • 4:30 pm | Breakout sessions: Social Safety & Fair Pay/Fair Practice
  • 5:30 p.m. | Networking drinks
  • 6:30 p.m. | End of the program

Register here for free to participate in the International Clinic 2024: Fair Practice

This event coincides with the New Institute’s free Thursday Night Detour. Guests can visit the exhibitions for free between 5:00-21:00 pm and participate in a Thursday Night Detour at 7:00 pm.

International Clinics

The International Clinics provide a platform for Dutch-based designers to gain more insight into the opportunities, challenges and best practices of working internationally. The International Clinics are organized quarterly with partners DutchCulture, Creative Industries Fund NL and the Diplomatic Network. The Clinic offer creators an opportunity to share international knowledge, experiences and networks in order to build meaningful collaborations.

For more information, contact Marie-Anne Souloumiac.

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The Fair Pop Pilot is up and running! How does fair pay work in practice?

2 September 2024

Publication: 02/09/24 | Photo: Goldkimono in stage 2 Patronaat by Marjolein van Veldhuizen

The Pop Musicians chain table of the Platform ACCT program FairPACCT is launching the Fair Pop Pilot! From September through November 2024 at 8 participating pop venues, fair pay compensation will be paid to performing artists and musicians. This is done using the previously presented Pop Musicians Calculation Tool. During this pilot, Erasmus University Rotterdam is investigating the most effective financing method and the effects of fair pay on the sector. The pilot and the practical research are funded by the Fonds Podiumkunsten, the Cultuurfonds and Fonds 21 . Implementation is in the hands of Platform ACCT.

The pop venues

The eight participating venues are Hedon (Zwolle), Doornroosje (Nijmegen), Neushoorn (Leeuwarden), Melkweg (Amsterdam), EKKO (Utrecht), Paard (The Hague), Patronaat (Haarlem) and Effenaar (Eindhoven). Diversity in programming, genre and regional distribution were considered in the selection. Acts programmed in small to medium-sized venues are eligible to participate in the pilot.

Practice research on effective funding routes

Erasmus University Rotterdam’s research focuses, among other things, on the question of what is the most effective route of payment to performing musicians and artists. Therefore, in the pilot, some acts and artists will receive additional fair pay compensation through the stages and others will receive it directly, without stage intervention. Researchers Prof. Dr. Pauwke Berkers and Frank Kimenai are also looking at how both routes affect the natural dynamics of programming. In addition, the impact of a fair pay payment on the professional practice of pop musicians and the operations of venues is being investigated. The calculation tool will also be widely practiced and tested.

Fair pay fees for performing pop musicians at five career stages

The Pop Musicians Calculation Tool gives pop musicians and their clients insight into what constitutes fair pay and helps negotiate an appropriate remuneration. With the tool, 11 objective criteria can be used to determine to which career phase an artist or act belongs: starting, upcoming, developing, mid-career, arrived. Based on the respective career phase an artist or act is in, it indicates what a fair compensation would be for a live performance on stage. The figures are based on established standards around minimum wage, modal wage and welfare and research into the income and hours worked by pop musicians. This research was previously done by Bureau Berenschot which resulted in the report “The gap between commitment and income of pop musicians.”

Presentation pilot at CPFE and results at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2025

On September 16, 2024, the chain table will present the pilot during a session at the CPFE congress in TivoliVredenburg. The first results of the Fair Pop Pilot will be shown at Eurosonic Noorderslag in January 2025. There, earlier in 2023, the Chain Table Pop Musicians handed over the Bureau Berenschot report “The gap between commitment and income of pop musicians” (see link in previous paragraph) to the then State Secretary of Culture, Gunay Uslu. Then, in 2024, the Pop Musicians Calculation Tool was presented. With the Fair Pop Pilot, all of these steps will be put into practice and examined.

Want to know more about the chain table Pop Musicians? Read more here.

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Fair pay chain table proposals with function house and safety note for archaeology practice: respond now!

19 August 2024

Photo: Rawpixel / Publication: 19/08/24

The Chain Table on Archaeology is presenting two new fair pay proposals at these two and asking for responses from all stakeholders: preferably by Tuesday, Oct. 1. Please use the form below to do so. Feedback by fairPACCT and the chain table based on the responses received will be done before the November 1 deadline.

The first proposal concerns a Job House for Archaeology, prepared together with the recognized job evaluation agency Leeuwendaal. The second proposal concerns a memorandum on Safety and Working Conditions in Archaeology.

Function house Archeology

A Labor Market Monitor was published from the Archaeology chain table in June 2023. This was made on the basis of a survey of employed people by Femke Tomas, lecturer/researcher from Saxion University of Applied Sciences. The chain table also presented a p roeve of a Job House provided with the current positions and salaries. This proof has come about on the basis of an inventory by Marbles consultancy and Saxion University of Applied Sciences among work providers and after a public consultation.

The recognized job evaluation agency Leeuwendaal was then engaged, which, in coordination with the chain table, has now produced a proposal for an official ‘Job House Archaeology. A suitable job house for employees in archaeology’. This contains 16 reference functions, with profiles, valuations and salary tables archaeology and gelet to the Collective Labor Agreement for Municipalities, the Museum Collective Labor Agreement and the Collective Labor Agreement for the Netherlands. Furthermore, together with the chain table, fairPACCT made a synonym list of other job titles that also occur and plotted these within the 16 reference functions.

For consultation:

Note Vsafety and Wworking conditions Archaeology

The Chain Table on Archaeology on December 1, 2023, after a public consultation
issued the “Standard Regulations on Secondary Terms of Employment for Archaeology. In it, three detailed notes were announced at the end. Two additional notes from the chain table have already been made available to the field in May 2024. These notes contain factual information, bottlenecks and suggestions for improvement.

The ‘Memorandum on Safety and Working Conditions in Archaeology’ is now available for consultation. This was drawn up by archaeologist Jesper de Raad in collaboration with the chain table and after consultation with an expert. This will show the state of safety and working conditions of archaeologists in the field. This memorandum is specifically about physical safety and working conditions in the archaeology sector. The equally important mental side is not part of it: the chain table wants to take up that topic as well. The present memorandum has 3 parts:

  1. laws and regulations;
  2. explanation safety and working conditions;
  3. questions and answers.

For consultation:

‘Note on Safety and Working Conditions in Archaeology’. Archaeology Chain Table. August 2024 .

To be noted:

‘Standard regulation on secondary employment conditions for archaeology’. Archaeology Chain Table. November 2023.

(The Memorandum on Safety and Working Conditions in Archaeology concerns a supplement to the already adopted Standard Regulations on Secondary Conditions of Employment in Archaeology).

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Fill-in form

Download the entry form below. You can e-mail it back to fairpacct@platformacct.nl preferably before Oct. 1.

Fill-in form

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Learn more

FairPACCT chain table Archaeology (read more under the heading ‘current’ or ‘about the table’)

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Summer consultation fair pay practice tools expanded: now proposals from 3 chain tables!

19 August 2024

Photo: Vecteezy / Publication: 19/08/24

On Monday, July 22, the summer consultation began on fair pay practice tools from the Jazz/World/Contemporary Composers & Musicians chain table and the Culture Marketing and Communications chain table. This summer consultation is now extended with two proposals for fair pay practice instruments from the chain table Archaeology! These are a Job House and a memorandum on Safety and Working Conditions in Archaeology.

Give your opinion on the proposals for new practice tools aimed at fair payment in the cultural and creative sector before they become final? Then let us hear from you via the input form! Do so for the proposals of the chain table Culture Marketing and Communication and the chain table Jazz/World/Contemporary Composers & Musicians. preferably before Monday, September 16. For Chain Table Archaeology proposals, do so preferably by Tuesday, Oct. 1. We will feedback with the chain tables by Nov. 1.

Below you can read more about the activities and practical tools of the relevant chain tables. In the separate news items you can find the fill-in form, which you can use to respond to the fair pay proposals. The fill-in form is also available via the following link: fill-in form.

Fair pay chain table proposals with function house and safety note for archaeology practice: respond now!

The chain table Archaeology presents two new fair pay proposals at this one. The first proposal concerns a job house containing 16 reference functions, with profiles, ratings and salarytablelen, gelet to the Cao Gemeenten, the Museum Cao and the Cao Nederland. The second proposal concerns a memorandum on Safety and Working Conditions in Archaeology. In it reveals the safety and working conditions of archaeologists in the workfield. This memorandum deals specifically with physical safety and working conditions in the archaeology sector.

Read on and check out the fair pay proposal.

Fair pay chain table proposal with zzp rates for five roles of professionals in culture marketing and communications: respond now!

The Culture Marketing and Communication (MarCom) chain table presented a new fair pay proposal on July 22 at the start of the summer consultation. The proposal concerns a so-called MarCom Framework, created by Bureau STYR in collaboration with the chain table. It distinguishes five roles of Culture MarCom professionals who can function within certain valuation groups and at certain levels. Linked to these levels are zzp rates, derived from the General Market Netherlands and provided with a markdown of 15% lower for cultural Netherlands.

Read on and check out the fair pay proposal.

Fair pay chain table proposal with zzp rates for composers and musicians jazz/world/contemporary: respond now!

The Jazz/World/Contemporary Composers and Musicians chain table presented a new fair pay proposal on July 22 at the start of the summer consultation. The proposal concerns rates for concerts by musicians and composition commissions by composers. Created by Bureau KNYFE in cooperation with the chain table. For musicians, four career stages are distinguished on the basis of weighting factors, each with its own rate. In the case of composers, use is made of an existing substantiated fee table.

Read on and check out the fair pay proposal.

digiPACCT calculation tool

digiPACCT calculation tool updated

9 August 2024

Photo: digiPACCT / Publication: 09/08/24

DigiPACCT’s collective bargaining salary-to-zzp rate calculation tool has been updated. This tool , originally prepared 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. With the calculation tool, all existing collective agreement salaries can be translated into zzp rates. With this, the tool aims to provide a handle in the preparation of budgets based on fair pay, and to provide a handle in assessing the application of the Fair Pay principle of the self-employed – as part of the Fair Practice Code.

fairPACCT

In November 2021, Platform ACCT also launched the three-year program “Improving Working Conditions and Collective Agreements” (fairPACCT) to promote collective agreements on better working conditions within various disciplines. The aim is to use the so-called chain tables to translate the Fair Practice Code into concrete tools for application in practice. These tools, which include specific calculation tools per industry, are each created in their own autonomous and independent manner and tailored to industry-specific variables and unique circumstances, and are therefore guiding for the workers (and work providers) in that industry.

digiPACCT calculation tool

In order to bring the digiPACCT calculation tool in line with developments within those chain tables, the principles and starting points of the calculation tool have been revised in recent months. The result is an up-to-date and future-proof tool. For more information and justification about the calculation tool click here.

In creating the calculation tool, a conscious choice was made for simplicity. One general, unambiguous and not too detailed approach that can be used by all organizations in the entire cultural and creative sector for converting CAO wages into (minimum) zzp hourly rates that can be considered ‘fair’. As a result, the tool deliberately lacks the sector- and profession-specific approach and tuning that is ultimately needed to arrive at a truly appropriate reasonable rate for the self-employed workers with whom the organization contracts in each individual case.

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Calculate a fair zzp rate yourself? Click on:

digiPACCT calculation tool

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Fair Practice Assessment

Please note that the assessment about organizations being “Fair Practice” is, for the time being, reserved for the Council for Culture and the sector-specific Culture Funds. This is therefore not a task or responsibility of Platform ACCT. With this calculation tool, Platform ACCT cannot and does not want to enter into consultations between social partners in (sub)sectors in the cultural and creative sector. The tool is only intended for the preparation of budgets that provide room for Fair Practice. It is possible that the tool can serve as an aid in negotiations.

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Guide to fair pay in the local cultural sector

1 August 2024

Photo: VNG / Publication: 01/08/24

Everyone who works has the right to fair and favorable remuneration, it is even stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Unfortunately, in the practice of the Dutch cultural sector this often goes differently. With the tools and tips in the guide from the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) and Platform ACCT / fairPACCT, municipalities can take action. It can be applied within different roles and various domains.

Underpaid workers, unpaid overtime, improper use of volunteers; it all happens in the cultural sector. With sometimes even excesses such as exploitation. Municipalities can do something about this and to help them on their way, the VNG in cooperation with Platform ACCT / fairPACCT has published the manual ‘Of estimable value – Fair pay in the local creative and cultural sector’.

Value of culture

Culture should be attractive, reachable and accessible for all residents, according to VNG in the proposition ‘Together securing culture’. Culture connects, inspires and is a source of pleasure. With culture you can make the difference in the development of people, from young to old. And that comes at a price.

Future-proof industry

Culture is an essential part of local facilities, but its future is at stake. Therefore, it is important to take cultural offerings seriously and reward creators fairly. Local government in particular, as the largest funder, must get to work on a fair cultural playing field. And that doesn’t have to be grand and compelling right away. It can be done with various actions, which the VNG and Platform ACCT / fairPACCT have mapped out together.

Obligation

The principle of fair pay is not optional. The collective bargaining agreements for a number of sub-sectors make fair pay mandatory for a number of organizations in the cultural sector. Thanks to the collaboration with Platform ACCT / fairPACCT, the handbook provides insight into those collective agreements and fair pay practice tools from fairPACCT. They play a role when the municipality acts as subsidizer. Administrative agreements and government policy mean that fair pay is actually already an obligation, even for municipalities. It helps enormously if those municipalities can refer the sector to the practice instruments.

Finance

The guide also explains the cost of the commitment around fair pay. It is an exciting development, because with an unchanged budget, fair pay can come at the expense of cultural offerings. Other financial sources are often difficult to find and are not structural. Finances simply have to come from the length or breadth.

Webinar

On Thursday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., VNG and Platform ACCT / fairPACCT are organizing a webinar to explain the manual and where municipalities are welcome to get informed on this topic and can learn how to apply fair pay in the local cultural and creative sector. More information to follow.

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Summer consultation launched: respond now to proposals for new fair pay practice tools!

22 July 2024

Photo: Vecteezy / Publication: 22/07/24

Give your opinion on the proposals for new practice instruments aimed at fair payment in the cultural and creative sector before they become final? You can: as of now the summer consultation has started. Let us hear from you via the input form, preferably before Monday, September 16. We will feedback with the chain tables by Nov. 1.

Two fairPACCT chain tables present proposals for new fair pay practice tools. The proposal from the Jazz/World/Contemporary Composers & Musicians chain table concerns rates for concerts by musicians and composition commissions by composers. The proposal by the Culture Marketing and Communication chain table concerns a so-called MarCom Framework, in which different roles within the sub-sector are distinguished and linked to zzp rates.

Below you can read more about the activities and practical tools of the relevant chain tables. In the separate news items you can find the fill-in form, which you can use to respond to the fair pay proposals. The fill-in form is also available via the following link: fill-in form.

Fair pay chain table proposal with zzp rates for five roles of professionals in culture marketing and communications: respond now!

The Culture Marketing and Communications (MarCom) chain table hereby presents a new fair pay proposal. The proposal concerns a so-called MarCom Framework, created by Bureau STYR in collaboration with the chain table. It distinguishes five roles of Culture MarCom professionals who can function within certain value groups and at certain levels. Linked to these levels are zzp rates, derived from the General Market Netherlands and provided with a markdown of 15% lower for cultural Netherlands.

Read on and check out the fair pay proposal.

Fair pay chain table proposal with zzp rates for composers and musicians jazz/world/contemporary: respond now!

The Jazz/World/Contemporary Composers and Musicians chain table hereby presents a new fair pay proposal. The proposal concerns rates for concerts by musicians and composition commissions by composers. Made by Bureau KNYFE in cooperation with the chain table. For musicians, four career phases are distinguished on the basis of weighting factors, each with its own rate. In the case of composers, use is made of an existing substantiated fee table.

Read on and check out the fair pay proposal.

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Fair pay chain table proposal with zzp rates for composers and musicians jazz/world/contemporary: respond now!

22 July 2024

Photo: Pxhere / Publication: 22/07/24

The Jazz/World/Contemporary Composers and Musicians chain table hereby presents a new fair pay proposal and asks for response from all concerned: preferably by Monday, Sept. 16. Please use the form below to do so. Feedback by fairPACCT and the chain table based on the responses received will be done before the November 1 deadline.

The proposal concerns rates for concerts by musicians and composition commissions by composers. Made by Bureau KNYFE in cooperation with the chain table. For musicians, four career stages are distinguished on the basis of weighting factors, each with its own rate. In the case of composers, use is made of an existing substantiated fee table.

Rewards for musicians in four career stages and composers

Among musicians, in relation to concerts, four career stages with the following rewards were determined: Starting phase/assistance level; Upcoming/minimum wage; Midcareer/75% modal wage; Recognized/Cao HBO nonprofit step 10/11 scale 7. Bureau KNYFE examined nine reference collective bargaining agreements in culture and adjacent sectors. And examined how HBO’ers are classified there. In view of the average salary scale, the middle step for the career stage musicians and composers was taken.

Nine weighting factors in career stages

In addition to self-assessment, nine weighting factors were formulated to determine musicians’ career stage:

1. Did you graduate from a conservatory?

2. How many years have you been active as a professional musician?

3. Has your formation released any new material in the past year: physically, on YouTube or other digital service providers?

4. In terms of marketing, is your formation supported externally by, for example, a label or distributor?

5. Has your formation had positive reviews in (inter)national media in recent years?

6. Has your formation won any awards or other prizes?

7. How many monthly listeners does your formation have on Spotify?

8. On average, how many tickets did your formation sell at past concerts?

9. How many followers does your formation have on Instagram or Facebook?

Time commitment per concert

Based on preliminary research, in-depth interviews and further survey, the time commitment of a jazz/world/contemporary musician per concert including travel time and preparation has been put at 11 hours and 20 minutes. In addition, there are 2 hours and 20 minutes of specific organizational and administrative activities. If one is a bandleader, organizer or booking manager, it involves 4 hours and 42 minutes of specific administration and organization per concert.

Zzp storage factor

Musicians and composers jazz/world/contemporary rarely have salaried employment. Therefore, KNYFE determined a zzp surcharge factor on top of a regular wage, as was done by this agency at the chain table Freelance Classical Musicians. This surcharge is 91%. It includes the following elements: non-declarable hours (including general administration, acquisition and cutting loss), the statutory vacation allowance of 8% and provisions covering risks of unemployment, short-term sick leave and long-term sick leave. Finally, a contribution to the health insurance law and pension premium, which is calculated on the hourly rate plus vacation allowance, must be taken into account.

Rates for composition commissions to composers

The existing fee table of the professional association New Geneco for composition commissions to composers proved to be widely accepted. Moreover, it was developed by a national cultural fund, the then Fund for Creative Music, with the help of independent researchers. The amounts are indexed annually. The fees in the table are expressly for the creation of the composition. Other activities such as the creation of sheet music, attending rehearsals and related costs are not covered by this. Bureau KNYFE has converted the amounts in the fee table to hours worked, taking into account the average remuneration of an HBO (higher professional education) graduate in the nine aforementioned reference collective agreements.

For consultation:

‘Final report rates composers and musicians: outcomes instrument development fair practice for jazz/world/contemporary’. KNYFE. June 2024.

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Fill-in form

Download the entry form below. You can email it back to fairpacct@platformacct.nl preferably before Sept. 16.

Fill-in form

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Online calculation tool for rewards musicians in the works

An online calculation tool to easily determine the rewards to musicians jazz/world/contemporary per concert is scheduled to be available on the fairPACCT site by November 1. This tool will take shape based on the chain table’s final fair pay practice tool with its four career stages and nine weighting factors. The associations of musicians, venues and festivals will be involved in the test phase. The intended calculation tool is similar to the existing calculation tool of the chain table Popmusicians for gages at concerts by pop musicians in different career stages. Furthermore, Bureau KNYFE, together with the relevant chain table, has already developed an online calculation tool for freelance classical musicians.

To be noted:

Online Calculator tool determining career stage pop musicians. Ipsis. November 2023.

Online Calculator tool fair pay for freelance classical musicians. KNYFE. November 2023.

The concert market and the fair pay gap in focus

For completeness, Bureau KNYFE has also depicted the market in playing venues for musicians jazz/world/contemporary given combined data from BiMpro, NPP, VNJJ and VSCD. The range of the total number of concerts is: 2,508-4,000. The range of the number of plays by bands with an average of 3.8 musicians is: 9,530-15,200. Assuming an average number of concerts of 63 per year per musician based on surveys, there would theoretically be room for up to 241 musicians. Bureau KNYFE also calculated the fair pay gap, given the current fees of an average of € 226 per concert. This amounts to €1.7 to €2.7 million per year. However, additional data on concerts within the free sector e.g. at weddings, parties and the like are not available.

Learn more

FairPACCT chain table Jazz/World/Contemporary Composers & Musicians (read more under the heading ‘current’ or ‘about the table’)

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Fair pay chain table proposal with zzp rates for five roles of professionals in culture marketing and communications: respond now!

22 July 2024

Photo: Pxhere / Publication: 22/07/24

The Culture Marketing and Communications (MarCom) chain table hereby presents a new fair pay proposal and asks for response from all stakeholders: preferably by Monday, Sept. 16. Please use the form below to do so. Feedback by fairPACCT and the chain table based on the responses received will be done before the November 1 deadline.

The proposal concerns a so-called MarCom Framework, created by Bureau STYR in collaboration with the chain table. It distinguishes five roles of cultural MarCom professionals who can function within certain valuation groups and at certain levels. Linked to these levels are zzp rates, derived from the General Market Netherlands and provided with a markdown of 15% lower for cultural Netherlands.

Role matrix

STYR’s role matrix includes the five distinct roles within Culture MarCom. These are: consulting; generalist; management & coordination; project lead; specialist. Within the STYR model for weighting roles, problem solving ability is central. In this model, there are six rating groups from practical to abstract and 20 corresponding levels. The roles in Culture MarCom are classified into the main groups II, III and IV and assigned levels 5 through 11.

For consultation:

Role matrix. STYR. June 2024.

5 roles

An overview of each of the five roles within the matrix has been prepared. This briefly states the nature of the assignment appropriate to a particular role. There is an explanation of the STYR rating group(s) to which the role belongs. For each level within a group, the required problem-solving ability is described and the so-called framework of the assignment that may belong to such a level. A (synonym) list with names of assignments and roles has been added, because in Culture MarCom many types of topical names occur. Finally, there is a cultural assignment description for each level as an example.

For consultation:

Role Advice. STYR. July 2024.

Role Generalist. STYR. July 2024.

Role Management and Coordination. STYR. July 2024.

Role Project Management. STYR. July 2024.

Role Specialist. STYR. July 2024.

From wages to zzp rates

Based on the valuation of the five roles and their levels, STYR has linked salaries to them given the median of the General Market Netherlands. This is the salary including 8% vacation allowance and other fixed so-called emoluments/rewards. Experienced workers are assumed. Furthermore, a zzp surcharge of 70.5% was justified and determined. Repeated research has shown that the cultural collective bargaining agreements that are considered fair pay generally pay 10% to 20% less than the General Market Netherlands. This often leads to outflow from general occupational groups. For completeness, STYR nevertheless showed a so-called cut-off with 15% lower rates for freelance MarCom professionals in the cultural sector.

For consultation:

From wages to zzp rates. STYR. July 2024.

Manual MarCom Framework

There is a ‘Manual MarCom Framework. Fair pay for freelance MarCom professionals within the cultural sector.’ The Framework is intended for assignment providers and freelance MarCom professionals (contractors) within the cultural sector. It gives contract providers tools to determine the weight of MarCom assignments offered in terms of problem-solving capacity and appropriate rates (fair pay). It can also be useful for clients. They can go through three steps as part of the assignment: role with description, valuation group, level. In addition, the Framework gives contractors insight into their own problem-solving capabilities. This makes them better able to take on appropriate assignments at a fair(er) rate. Furthermore, the MarCom Framework can be used by contractors in their personal development.

For consultation:

Manual MarCom Framework. STYR. July 2024.

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Fill-in form

Download the entry form below. You can email it back to fairpacct@platformacct.nl preferably before Sept. 16.

Fill-in form

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Previous fair pay practice tools from the chain table

The Culture Marketing and Communication chain table has already presented three fair pay practice tools on December 1, 2023 following an earlier public consultation. A Manifesto on the value of cultural marketers with the motto: “Without cultural marketers, no audience. Without audiences, no culture.’ A Whitepaper with seven related practical examples. Plus a comparison of the remuneration for five types of MarCom positions in various cultural collective bargaining agreements with those in the BV Nederland. Furthermore, two specific underpinnings have been made earlier. A Reference Framework with job titles and scales in existing cultural and some adjacent collective agreements/guidelines. And a study of project criteria for costs of marketing and communication by funds and governments.

To be noted:

‘Manifesto. Without culture marketers no audience. Without audiences no culture’. October 2023.

‘Whitepaper. ‘From manifesto to reality. Seven powerful case studies on the impact of marketing and communications’. October 2023.

‘Five job levels in culture marketing and communications. First comparison between the BV Nederland and the cultural sector’. September 2023.

‘Fair pay assignment work Marketing and Communications cultural sector, CLA reference framework’. Social Finance Matters. December 2022.

‘Cost of Marketing and Communication Cultural Sector, Project Criteria by Funds and Governments’. Social Finance Matters. April 2023.

Learn more

FairPACCT chain table Culture Marketing and Communications (read more under the ‘current’ or ‘about the table’ section)

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Jazz/World/Contemporary chain table presents outline for pricing model with four ascending career stages at InJazz Conference

1 July 2024

Photo: Eric van Nieuwland | Publication: 01/07/24

On Thursday, June 27, participants of the Jazz/World/Contemporary Chain Table provided a presentation at the inJazz Conference in Rotterdam. Pieter Hunfeld of research firm Knyfe presented the results of his research on professional practices and payments. These are building blocks to arrive at a fee model with four ascending career stages for musicians. These pieces will go into public consultation in July for all to see and comment on. That input will be processed over the summer and turned into a calculation tool in the second half of this year that musicians and programmers can use in practice as a guideline for fair pay. Payments to composers are also part of the study.

Fleurine Verloop presented the BIMpro research on the share of ‘Dutch’ acts within the programming of jazz venues and the male/female distribution within it. More information about venues in the Netherlands is important for the steps to be taken towards fair pay and fair practice in general. The same goes for more data on employed people.

Pieter Schoonderwoerd of the VNJJ made it clear once again that the road to fair pay is very much on the minds of venues and festivals and is a joint task for all parts of the chain in this genre.

During and after the session, many useful tips and recommendations came in from the audience. Keep an eye on the website, the papers will become public soon!

(Photo from left to right: Noud van de Rhee, Pieter Hunfeld, Fleurine Verloop, Pieter Schoonderwoerd)

Learn more

FairPACCT chain table Jazz/World/Contemporary

(continue reading under the heading ‘current’ or ‘across the table’)