Demystifying Contracts: Keep Your Business, Team, and IP Safe with Gemma Woodhead
Episode description
In creative industries, contracts can be a perplexing field, but they’re an essential part of keeping your project safe, along with all those working on it.
That’s why we share the helpful guidance of Gemma Woodhead in this episode of WorkWise for Screen, simplifying the world of contracts, and pointing us towards the support available to creatives.
The WorkWise for Screen podcast is supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery Funding.
This episode covers:
The unique challenges of contracting in the creative industries, considering freelancers, last-minute hiring, and non-standard contracts
The importance of having clear, simple contract templates and onboarding processes to streamline contracting for small businesses
Engaging and understandable contract styles for creative workers, such as visual or gamified contracts
Complying with international contracting requirements
The critical role of policies to set standards of behaviour and provide support for employees
Keith Arrowsmith
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keitharrowsmith/
Tacita Small
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tacitasmall/
BFI
National Lottery
https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/
Gemma Woodhead