You can charge fees as an entertainment and modelling agency for finding someone work. The fees you charge depend on if the person is: a performer or worker a model Workers, performers and models need to agree to your terms and conditions before you can charge fees.

Terms and conditions of your service and your fees must be agreed in writing (for example, in a contract ) with the worker, performer or model. These must include details of: the work-finding services that you’ll provide them any authority you have to act on behalf of them any authorisations to receive any money on behalf of them any fees or commissions you’ll charge for finding work how your fee or commission will be paid how any commissions or fees will be refunded the length of time the worker, performer or model needs to give to end the contract the length of time you need to give to end a worker, performer or model’s contract

Fees for performers and workers

You cannot charge fees or deduct money from an entertainment worker or performer’s earnings until they agree to your terms and conditions. Promotional fees for performers and entertainment workers (not models) You can only charge upfront fees for listing the worker or performer’s details in promotional publications or on websites to help them find work. Promotional publication includes listing information in publications or on websites and photographs or audio or video recordings. You must give the worker or performer a chance to see any copies. Other fees or commission for finding work normally come out of the worker or performer’s earnings from the employment that you found. Fees for promoting performers You can only charge fees 30 days after the start of the contract (if there is a fee for promoting a performer). In that 30-day period the performer can cancel or withdraw from the contract without penalty and will not have to make any payment. You need to show the performer any promotional photographs, audio or video before its published. They then have 7 days to object to anything being used. You cannot charge the performer until the 7 days is over or you’ve dealt with any reasonable requirement from the performer, whichever is later. You can charge fees for the following performers: actors background artists dancers extras musicians singers other performers Fees for entertainment workers (except models) If there is a fee for promoting a worker, you can only charge this 7 days after the start of the contract. In that 7-day period: the worker can cancel or withdraw from the contract without penalty the worker does not have to make any payment under the contract the worker can say what information should not be included in the publication This covers the following types of workers: composer writer artist director or producer production manager lighting cameraman, camera operator make up artist, clothes, hair or make up stylist film editor action arranger or co-ordinator, stunt arranger costume or production designer recording engineer property master film continuity person sound mixer photographer stage manager choreographer or theatre designer Refunds for promotional services Work-seekers have the right to a refund if the promotional information is not made available to potential hirers within 60 days of a fee being paid.

Fees for fashion and photographic models

You cannot charge fees or deduct money from a model’s earnings until they agree to your terms and conditions. You cannot charge any upfront fees for finding work for photographic and fashion models. This includes putting information about the models in a publication or website. However, after you’ve found work for a model you can charge fees for: including information about them in a publication or website providing a service to find the model work (these fees must have been agreed with the model before you started looking for work for them)

Fees for other services

You can charge fees for other services such as producing a photo or show reel. You have to put the terms and conditions for these in a separate document. You need to give this to the performer, model or entertainment worker before providing these services. You cannot make using other services you provide a condition of you finding work for someone. You cannot charge fees until 30 days after the start of the contract for these services. The performer, model or entertainment worker can cancel within these 30 days and will not have to pay you anything.

Charge fees as an entertainment and modelling agency

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You can charge fees as an entertainment and modelling agency for finding someone work.

The fees you charge depend on if the person is:

a performer or worker
a model

Workers, performers and models need to agree to your terms and conditions before you can charge fees.

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