This website is for everyone working in the creative industries:
- Independent artists, freelancers and self-employed arts workers (independent contractors)
- Employees and employers
- Volunteers and people in other unpaid arrangements like work experience, internships and student placements and
- the businesses and organisations that engage them, big and small.
It is full of information and resources about pay, safety and respect.
We explain the basics then tell you how to take the next steps by linking you to arts organisations and government agencies who can provide services and support.
You can learn about
- contracts and payment including superannuation, intellectual property, and starting and running a creative small business
- dealing with workplaces issues from discrimination, bullying and harassment to contract disputes and unpaid invoices
- making safe workplaces including managing hazards and risks, safety training and talking about safety at work
- building first nations relations for strong, respectful, and culturally safe relationships between organisations and First Nations peoples, communities and organisations
- working with children and young people in the arts in ways that keep them safe and comply with employment laws
- how the government’s recently announced Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan will support more accessible workplaces
You can also find
- Tools and resources — a library of resources, tools and services from across the creative industries to help workplaces manage your obligations and help with issues when they arise.
- Where to find support — a directory of organisations that offer information, advice and pathways for resolving different workplace issues, including artform-specific organisations that understand your kind of art.
This is just the beginning
Be sure to keep up to date with Creative Workplaces as we create more resources and share more information through this website:
