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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Artists registering to be on Limelight People's books give authority to the agency to act on their behalf and to receive payment on their behalf.
Limelight People charge up to 20% commission from all jobs from registered artists.
Unregistered artists commission can vary. The rate you will be paid will always be given to you and agreed in advance- before he/she is sent on a job.
Unregistered artists who accept a job through Limelight People agree to give authority to the agency to act on their behalf and to receive payment on their behalf.
Limelight People do not offer any non-paid or 'expenses only' jobs.
Limelight People pay artists once the production has paid the relevant invoice. No advance payments will ever be made.
Job fees will be confirmed before the job takes place- no jobs will pay under National Minimum Wage.
There is an administration fee of £10 per job, for the first five jobs of the year, after the fifth day’s work there is no more admin fee. The administration fee applies to all artists that are booked through Limelight People.
Limelight People is protected by the Data Protection Act 1998.

REGARDING ANY CLIENTS WHO YOU ARE ORIGINALLY BOOKED WITH VIA LIMELIGHT PEOPLE: YOU MUST CONTINUE TO BE REPRESENTED BY LIMELIGHT PEOPLE FOR THAT CLIENT FOR ANY FUTURE WORK. ARTISTS WHO BEGIN WORKING WITH OUR CLIENTS INDEPENDENTLY WILL BE INVOICED FOR THE COMMISSION OWED TO LIMELIGHT PEOPLE LTD.

PLEASE DO NOT RING ANY MOBILES OF THE STAFF- THESE NUMBERS ARE ONLY GIVEN TO AND ANSWERED BY US WHEN AN ARTIST IS ON A JOB AND HAS AN EMERGENCY! OUR OFFICE NUMBER IS 07526 850 506.

Production Company as Employer
Limelight People Ltd is an agency which seeks to find opportunities for its registered artists for work in the film and television industry. In the event that an artist is confirmed for a production by Limelight People Ltd, the artist will be employed by the relevant production company and not by Limelight People Ltd. The name of the production company will be given on the contract of employment between the artist and the production company.

Contracts of Employment
The Artist Chit on any production will be your contract of employment with the relevant production company.

Professional Behavior & Lateness
All registered artists are expected to behave in a professional manner on set at all times. This includes calling the office of Limelight People Ltd at the appropriate time to collect the relevant production details, being reliable, polite and helpful on set including following directions in a timely and efficient manner and bringing the appropriate dress for each production as directed. Failure to represent the agency in a proper professional manner (including non-appearance and/or continued lateness) will result in your immediate removal from our database.

Rates of Pay
All the offered work will be paid will be paid in accordance with union rates where possible. You will never be offered work under National Minimum Wage. You will always be told what the rate of pay is when being offered a job. You have a right to refuse a job without giving a reason.

Information Dissemination
Due to the large volume of people we often need to contact for or with information, we often use bulk SMS text messaging as a means of contacting our registered artists. Limelight People Ltd is not responsible for the non-receipt (or delayed receipt) of any SMS message which has been sent by it to a registered artist.

Income Tax
There is currently no legal requirement for income tax to be deducted at source. It is the responsibility of each artist to declare their earnings from this industry to the appropriate authorities at the appropriate time.

National Insurance & Exemption
The artist’s employer (in each case the relevant production company) is required by law to deduct National Insurance contributions from your earnings. Limelight People Ltd is often asked to act as a collecting agent for the production company. Any such deductions made by us will be shown clearly on the remittance advice. There is no longer and exemption from National Insurance contributions for persons registered with the Inland Revenue as self-employed. Persons who are age exempt MUST forward a copy of their exemption certificate. Limelight People Ltd is required to deduct National Insurance contributions until such times as it receives the appropriate certificate from the artist.

Payments to the Artist – Payment Dates
Limelight People Ltd endeavors to ensure that it receives payment for invoices within eight weeks of the relevant shooting date for commercials, six weeks for all other types of production. You will be sent a remittance advice informing you of the amount and date of any deposit and any deductions such as: agency commission, NI contributions (when applicable) and VAT (when applicable).

Payments to the Artist – Financial Details for the Artist
Payments to artists are made by BACS. Each artist is responsible for ensuring that the Limelight People Ltd has your most recent date bank or building society details, payments may be delayed otherwise. Any changes made to the financial details that Limelight People Ltd have on file for a registered artist should be sent to the Accounts Manager in writing, either by post or via email to info@limelightpeople.com. Limelight People will not accept these changes over the phone.

Administration Fee
An administration fee of £10 per job will be deducted from the first five jobs of the year, after the fifth day's work there is no more payable admin fee

A registered year is from Jan 1st- Dec 31st.

Payment Frequency
Regulation 7(1) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 provides for payment to be made to you within 10 days of receipt. Since adopting the BACS payment system, it has been our policy to pay any cleared monies receive for days that you have worked direct into your bank or building society account within 14 days of receipt. To comply properly with the Act we require your written consent to this waiver (see below).

Termination of contract
A background artist is able to terminate their contract with Limelight People Ltd by giving no less than 1 months notice in writing addressed to the Office Manager. Limelight People reserves the right to terminate a contract with an artist without notice but will issue a notification letter of termination to the artist.

LP Artists must be aware of their rights under Regulation 7(1) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and request that their right to be paid within 10 days of receipt of monies be waived in favour of the right to be paid within 14 days of receipt of monies.

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More details:
Third Party Contract
Your contact details will be kept confidential. However, you hereby confirm that we or any associate company may contact you by email in the event that we have information or opportunities available from ourselves or a third party which we consider may be of interest to you . We will not pass your details on to any third party not connected to Limelight People.

The artist chit on PACT/FAA productions will be your contract of employment with the relevant production company. The release form or artist chit on non-PACT/FAA productions will be your contract of employment with the relevant production company. We use the same Chit for all productions, the agreed rate between agent and artist will always be agreed on in advance of the booking. It is this agreed rate that will be paid to the artist minus any National Insurance which is owed to HMRC by law.

CODE OF ETHICS

Top 10 things to remember when you are on a job:

1. Please always be on time (being late might cause you to be sent home without being paid!)
2. Please make sure you know where you are going and check public transport for any delays or engineering work that might cause you to be late. We recommend all our artists carry with them a London A-Z at all times. A lot of studios and film locations are hidden in the nooks and crannies of London’s streets.
3. When you arrive at the Unit Base, please sign in with your point of contact immediately. You will be provided with a chit (aka salary/job voucher). You need to keep it with you through out the day and make sure it is signed by the person appointed at the end of the working day.
4. Please come prepared as requested in the job confirmation (e.g. outfits, hair styles, etc.) Try to make an effort to look your best- and not like you just rolled out of bed (even if it is 5am)!
5. Please listen and follow the instructions of the AD (Assistant Director) or person responsible for the artists.
6. Please behave in a professional manner at all the times. (Drugs, alcohol, loud music, bad language and lewd behavior are not tolerated and will lead to immediate dismissal on set and you will be taken off our books at once.)
7. You shall not divulge any details relating to any production that has yet to be released.
8. Please do not take any photos on the set.
9. Please do not approach actors on the set.
10. Please make sure that you get your chit (salary voucher) signed off, without it you will not be paid.
11. Should any problems arise when you are on the set, please contact Limelight People, not the production company.

Things to keep in mind.
- Please make sure that you inform Limelight People of any change in your appearance.
- Please make sure that you inform Limelight People of any change in your contact details.
- Please always remember the name of the production you have been booked for and the name of the Limelight People booker who booked you for the job.
- Limelight People do not guarantee any work. Limelight People seek to find work opportunities for their artists in the film and entertainment industry.
- You are not obliged to accept any work offered to you, however, if you do, please fulfill your obligations.

BOOKINGS

For bookings, you will be contacted either by telephone, text message or email.
You will be given all the details of the job you have been booked for. This includes: location, dress code, call time, rate of pay (before agency’s commission), end time, and a small description of your role. Please follow the exact instructions, e.g. If you are asked to email back or text back- DO NOT RING THE OFFICE. Your call will not be taken.
If you state that you are available for the requested day, you must be available for the entire day. Filming takes most of the day, therefore if you are only available for half of the day- please do not say you are available.

a) Penciled booking
Penciled work is not definite but it means that you have been put forward for a job that you are available for and will attend if it is confirmed by the client. It is up to the client to choose whom they want to use. If you have been penciled for a job, we will let you know if you are chosen as soon as we know. If you are penciled for a job by us and another agency offers you work, you must check with us first whether you can be released to accept their work. If your availability changes while you are penciled for a job, you must let us know as soon as possible.

b) Confirmed booking
This is definite work. You are available and the client has chosen you for the job. There is no cancellation on the artist’s part in a confirmed booking. Film and TV production companies have up to 5:30pm of the day before the job to cancel a person or a job. If we receive notice of cancellation after this- you will receive a cancellation fee. Please be aware it is the nature of the industry, changes of a schedule and cancellations can happen.
If you have a confirmed booking, you will receive a job confirmation either by email or text message with all the details between 5.30 pm and 8.00 pm. Please do not try to contact us before those times as we won’t have any of the details before 5.30 pm, therefore we will not be able to help. When you receive details, please confirm that you have received them either by email or text as requested.

PAYMENTS

All the payments are made by BACS (bank transfer) only. It is your responsibility to make sure that we have your correct bank details. Some payments may take longer than others- usually between 6-12 weeks is standard- but it does vary. We will never make an advanced payment- so please do not ask.

The Production (your employer) is responsible for paying the invoices Limelight People (your agent) send them. Limelight People will not advance payments to Artists.We ensure that you will receive your payment (less agency commission and in some cases NI contributions) within 10 days from the day we receive payment from the client. When the payment is done you will be emailed Remittance Advice. Please note- you will not get paid for a job if you do not provide us with the correct bank details within 18 months of the date you worked on a job for Limelight People. We spend alot of time and money trying to chase artists for their bank details, so please make sure we have the correct details to make payments before or shortly after you work on a job. If you supply us with incorrect bank details and LP have paid your monies into that incorrect account: it will be your responsibility to recover the money from whoever the monies were sent to. Our bank is not responsible for recovering money sent to an incorrect bank account you sent us- you are.

When working as an Supporting Artist (SA) the Inland Revenue view of your employment status is complex. A different view is taken between Tax and National Insurance. For Tax reasons you are seen as self employed and therefore you are responsible for paying your own Income Tax and completing your own annual tax return. For more details please contact your local Tax office.

However for National Insurance purposes you are nearly always considered to be an employee of the production company. (The exception to this could be Photographic work, where no NI is usually taken). In all other cases the production company will deduct Class 1 National Insurance. Therefore unfortunately having self-employed status (class 2) does not prevent you from paying Class 1 National Insurance when working as an SA. You are only considered exempt from NI if you are of retirement age and have a valid exemption certificate, our accounts department need to have a photocopy of this.

Limelight People take up to 20% commission from the jobs provided for registered artists.


IF YOU HAVE PAYMENT QUERIES-- PLEASE DO NOT RING ANY MOBILES OF THE STAFF- THESE NUMBERS ARE ONLY GIVEN TO AND ANSWERED BY US WHEN AN ARTIST IS ON A JOB AND HAS AN EMERGENCY! THEY ARE OUR PRIVATE NUMBERS. O

OUR OFFICE NUMBER IS 07526 850506

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