UK unions representing freelancers in the TV and film industry have slammed the government for missing the deadline to appoint a Freelance Champion.
As thousands of freelancers remain out of work, we are told Bectu head Philippa Childs contacted Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy late last year to express “deep disappointment” that her department missed its pre-Christmas deadline.
Unions had been pushing for years for a Freelance Champion to promote the rights of thousands of TV and film industry workers and the decision came in last summer’s Creative Industries Sector Plan, which said the person would be appointed by Christmas. Unions described this as a “victory” at the time.
