Fair Go For Freelancers 2024 Report
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News Corp Freelancers
Freelancers at News Corp are coming together to fight for fair minimum rates and conditions. Complete the survey below and share it far and wide with your fellow freelancers.
Private Media (Crikey, SmartCompany, The Mandarin) Freelancers
Private Media, the parent company of Crikey, The Mandarin, and SmartCompany has become the first major Australian publisher to sign an agreement for minimum freelance terms. This agreement comes as a direct result over 250 freelancers and staff coming together and taking action, showing Private Media the importance of valuing the work of their contributors. This…
Guardian Freelancers
Since June 2021, Australian freelancers for The Guardian have been campaigning for a collective agreement to codify minimum rates and fair work conditions. There have been some wins along the way, but Guardian management still won’t give freelancers a say in how they are engaged. Guardian is beginning to fall behind as other publications negotiate…
Podcast Rates
MEAA Podcasters Group The MEAA Podcasters Group is working to create a fair and sustainable podcasting industry in Australia. We represent podcasting workers whether they are freelance or contracted, part-time, full-time or casual. Our members undertake roles across the industry and include producers, sound designers, hosts and audio engineers. If you work in podcasting and would…
Active Freelance Agreements and Policies
Freelance journalists, photographers, writers, editors, producers, cartoonists and illustrators play an integral role in the media industry, and we are standing together to set a floor for pay and conditions and protect quality journalism. In a crucial step towards industry wide implementation of the MEAA Freelance Charter, MEAA freelancers at various publications have been fighting to…
Overland Freelancers
Overland are the first publication to sign on to the MEAA Freelance Charter! This is a huge step towards securing fair conditions and rates for freelancers across the industry. Freelancers at Overland have secured… Minimum rates and annual rate increases Timely payment following submission Superannuation for a secure retirement “Kill fees” for commissions that are…
Cartoonists and Artists
MEAA members are negotiating with Nine newspapers (Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times, WA Today) for an agreement that outlines minimum rates and conditions of engagement. Tell us what you think a fair minimum rate for freelance artists and cartoonists should look like. Information you provide below will be kept confidential, data…
Nine Newspapers freelancers for fair rates
complete the 2024 survey For the past two years, MEAA freelancers at Nine publishing (Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times, and WA today) have been fighting for an agreement with Nine that secures fair minimum rates and conditions. MEAA members are fighting to secure: Fair minimum rates and annual rate…
Freelance Journalists’ Charter of Rights
We are seeking member endorsement of the MEAA Freelance Charter of Rights. Freelance journalists, photographers, writers, editors, producers, cartoonists and illustrators are a vital part of the media industry, and we are standing together to set a floor for pay and conditions and protect quality journalism. The MEAA National Freelance Committee has compiled almost…
