Creative Workplaces Foundations
Fair, safe and respectful creative work — a practical framework for creative businesses and organisations
The essentials
Essentials for engaging First Nations artists and arts workers
Respectful engagement with First Nations artists and arts workers strengthens fair, safe and respectful workplaces across the creative industries.
Respect and inclusion essentials
A respectful and inclusive workplace is one where everyone feels they belong, are safe and that their contributions are valued.
Safety essentials
Your business or organisation is responsible for the safety of its workers. This means taking actions to preventing harm from happening in the first place.
Essential: Know your workplace laws
Knowing the laws that apply to your work arrangements supports you to create a fair, lawful and sustainable workplace.
Essentials for employment relationships
When employment relationships are clear and lawful, employees are more likely to understand their rights, receive their correct entitlements and participate meaningfully in their work. Getting your obligations right supports a fair, safe and sustainable creative workplace.
Essentials for hiring independent contractors
Clear agreements with independent contractors help reduce misunderstandings, manage risk and support fair, respectful and sustainable working relationships.
Record keeping essentials
Keeping records is not just good business practice — some records are required by law.