3.6e What are the different contractual arrangements, employment and tax statuses of freelancers in the creative industries, and how do these vary by subsector? To what extent do freelancers move between these statuses and what affects the decision for a particular status?
Background
A resilient, skilled and diverse workforce, fit for the future, is at the core of a thriving creative sector. As a result, DCMS welcomes engagement on skills, training and workforce development. Ensuring creative workers have skills that match business and market needs, and are adaptable to future industry and consumer demand are central to DCMS policy. Support for skills sits alongside DCMS’s commitment to good work in the creative industries, underpinned by understanding working patterns, wages and incomes, and sustainable careers.
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