15 October 2021

For every member currently in the ‘default fund’ - the standard fund you’re put into automatically when you sign up for a pension – they will be moved to a new, lower-carbon default, called DAF2

13 October 2021

Equity General Secretary Paul W Fleming has joined 1,600 creatives calling on new Secretary of State for DCMS, Nadine Dorries MP, to help get the creative industries ‘back on tour’.

12 October 2021

On 27 October, the Chancellor will set out the government’s spending priorities over the next three years. Ahead of the budget, Equity has warned that UK culture funding falls behind European levels.

12 October 2021

Equity has agreed a code of conduct with professional wrestling organisation Spirit Wrestling. The code sets out terms and conditions for performers, staff and management in writing.

06 October 2021

"Today’s withdrawal of the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit directly undermines the Culture Secretary’s recent commitment to level up opportunities in the arts."

28 September 2021

21 September 2021

53% of Equity members responding to a new survey say they will experience financial hardship if the government cuts the £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift. The proposed cut is due to take place officially on 6 October, although in effect many will receive their last payment with the uplift in September. It will be a devastating blow to many in a sector that has been hit badly by the pandemic.

21 September 2021

Equity has written to the Government urging Ministers to abandon the planned £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit, which is due at the end of the month, and reverse the reintroduction of the Minimum Income Floor. To add your voice and put additional pressure on the Government, email your local MP using our template letter. The letter includes new statistics based on our recent survey of members that evidences the devastating impact of these changes on creative workers.

17 September 2021

Last week (12 - 14 September) Equity and other trade unions across the country came together for the 153rd TUC Congress. The events took place online due to the pandemic and over three days a range of motions were passed setting out the TUC’s agenda for the year.

16 September 2021

Equity recently submitted written evidence to the Government’s consultation on the proposed privatisation of Channel 4. We have also responded to a separate inquiry taking place in the House of Lords, which is currently scrutinising the Government’s plans.