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Freelancers, or self-employed contractors, are an important part of the cultural sector. It’s important for any organisation to properly understand the responsibilities and distinctions of working with freelancers. Getting this wrong puts your business at risk and may perpetuate poor practices.This session works to help employers understand what constitutes sound practices for working with freelancers, including:

• Understanding freelancing, and why it matters: the risks to your business, and what individuals may be missing out on if you get this wrong
• What defines freelancing
• What freelancers are responsible for
• What the hiring business is responsible for
• How to distinguish between freelancing and fixed-term employment

This session is part of our series of Fair Access Sector Support training, supported by Arts Council England. It’s designed for anyone that works with freelancers and is accompanied by a guide to Working with the Self-Employed.

Duration: 90 minutes (including breaks)

Venue: This is an online training session hosted on Zoom, the link to join will be sent to you ahead of the event.

Tickets: This is a free event for employers working in the cultural sector in England. Tickets must be booked through Eventbrite. If you are unable to attend the event, please de-register on Eventbrite or let us know via email so we can open your space up to another organisation.

Accessibility: Live captions will be available on the day using Zoom’s automatic live transcription. If you have any specific access requirements, please email info@ccskills.org.uk

About Creative & Cultural Skills

We are the UK-wide agency working to create a fair, skilled and accessible cultural sector by shaping skills, education and employment best practice. Visit ccskills.org.uk to find out more and follow us on Twitter for the latest news.

This training event has been supported by Arts Council England and consequently is only available to organisations based in England. Northern Ireland based organisations can access our Arts Council of Northern Ireland funded programme here, Scotland based organisations can access our Creative Scotland funded programme here. We are currently exploring funding options to make this available in Wales.