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ARTISTES RATES OF PAY

The FAA/PACT Agreement is for Background Artistes on PACT UK Film and TV as 1/04/2009

Rate of pay
for artists
Standard Day
0700-2200*
Standard Night
1630-0630**
Continuous
Working Day
Shift Call
(4 hours only)
Basic daily rate £79.59 £99.47 £79.59 £49.74
Half hourly over time rate £7.46 £9.33 £7.46 £7.46***
Public Holiday rate £119.42 £149.22 £119.42 £74.63
PH overtime rate per half hour £11.19 £13.99 £11.19 £11.19
Holiday Pay/Entitlement £8.57 £10.71 £8.57 £5.35

Day/Night rates are for a 9 hour stipulated time period.

* Night rate overtime, from 22:00 to 07:00.

** Night rate overtime, after 0630

*** Payment for 15 minutes overtime.

Please note that the signing off period after the 8 over 9 hour day must be completed before the end of the 9 hour, a 1/2 hour payment of £4.74 must be paid if the signing goes over 9 hour. If the signing off period goes into a second 1/2 hour then the appropriate 1/2 hour rate must be paid.

 

Supplementary Performance fees

Supplementary Service fees

Category A Fire, gun £18 Category Alpha Per Change of Clothes/inclement weather £12
Category B Swim/drive/cycle ride/ stills/min-dialogue/dance £24 Category Beta Doubling/special clothes/wetting down £18
Category C Horse ride/PSV/HGV/special reaction £29 Category Gamma Haircuts/supply car £29
Category D Dialogue £48 Category Delta For look-a-like double/stand-in £48

Broken Lunch 6 hrs from call time or completion of the last meal break = £14.92
2nd Broken Meal after 13 hours = £14.92

 

Travel Allowances

Calls at Ealing, Pinewood, Shepperton, Twickenham or any other studio/base/location with TFL Zones 1-3 call £8.00 per call
Calls at Bray and Leavesden studios £11.80 per call
Calls at any other studio/base/location beyond TFL Zones 3 and within 40 miles of Charing Cross £13.80 per call
Calls at or before 0600 hours £13.13 per call
 
 

All the following fees are NOT normally subject to agents commission: haircuts, supply car/dog, fares, costume allowance and:

Attendance fees in a non-performing capacity

Rate for up to 4 hours:

£33.00

Rate for more than 4 hours: Full Standard Day
 

Meal Allowances

It is agreed that these rates shall increase in accordance with and on the implementation dates of increases agreed generally with other Trade Unions recognised by PACT which shall be notified to the Union in April of each year.

Breakfast £4.03
  Lunch £6.71
  Supper £9.41

 

The BBC Equity Agreement From the 1st of August 2007
Rate of pay
for artists
Standard Day
Overtime Day
Standard Night Overtime Night
Supporting Artiste £83.80 £12.80 £91.80 £15.80
S/A Holiday pay £6.80
Walk-On Artiste £99.60 £15.80 £125.35 £21.15
W/O Holiday Pay £8.60
Extra Payments Haircut
£23.50
Special Skills
£39.85 for W/O & S/A
Car for filming
Negotiable

Multi Episodes
50% of daily fee, £51.80 for W/O, £41.90 for S/A

Second Outfit
£11.15
Evening or Special Clothing/Uniform
£23.40
Costume/Makeup Fittings
£43.60 max 8 hrs or £24.35 max 4 hrs
Day/Night rates are for a 9 hour stipulated time period.
Walk-On Artistes are defined as not having to give individual characterisation in a role but may be required to impersonate an identifiable individual, to accept individual direction and to speak a few unimportant unscripted words where the precise words do not matter.

 

The ITV Equity Agreement
Rate of pay
for artists
Standard Day
Overtime Day
Standard Night Overtime Night
Walk-On 1 Background £69.54 £12.48 £104.31 £18.72
W/O 1  Holiday pay £5.80
Calls with over 40 W/O 1s £59.67 £10.70
O/40  Holiday pay £4.97
Walk-On 2 Non Speaking £90.08 £16.16 £135.12 £24.24
W/O 2  Holiday pay £7.51
Walk-On 3 Speaking £107.06 £19.23 £160.59 £28.85
W/O 3  Holiday pay £8.93
Extra Payments Short Haircut
£10.71
Special Skills
£34.43
Car for filming
Negotiable
Multi Episodes
50% of Fee per Day
Second Outfit
£7.21
Evening or Special Clothing
£24.71
Costume/Makeup Fittings
£45.46 max 8 hrs or £22.73 max 4 hrs

Working Day: 8 Hours work spread over 9 Hours. Overtime is paid 1½ times hourly rate.
Nightwork is paid 1½ times the day rate until 7am.

 

Commercials
Standard Rate for Background  

£90.00

Standard Day 10 hours - Overtime paid at one fifth of the daily rate per hour or part hour.
Walk-On, Feature, & Buyout payments are variable.