MEAA elections 2021-22
Financial MEAA members should by now have received ballot papers and candidate information (where supplied by the candidates) for contested elections for union positions.
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Leave entitlements for screen crew over the holidays
Every year MEAA fields enquiries from members working on screen productions about their entitlement to paid public holidays over the Christmas/New Year period.
As most productions call an unpaid hiatus over the period, it’s not a simple yes/no answer.
Crew whose contracts end before Christmas aren’t entitled to the public holidays, but if you’re coming back after the hiatus you may be ...
My MEAA story: Jennifer Bichard
I’ve just completed 22 weeks on my final international TV series The Tourist and have announced my retirement after 35 years in the film ...
My MEAA story: Kimberley Wheeler
No-one thinks they need a union until they are faced with the kind of crisis a union helps address.
The music business is often a dog eat dog affair where workers, especially women, are pitted against each other for limited opportunities and low pay. For the last ...
Annual leave for performers working in theatre
Performers accrue four weeks of annual leave each year, starting from day one of their employment. Performers may apply for annual leave at any time, and an employer can only refuse a request if the refusal is reasonable.
