Resources For Production Companies & Employers

Best Practice, Code of Portrayal & Advice

Accessibility Resources

Anti-Bullying, Harassment & Fair-treatment Information

  • ‘Bullying, harassment and racism prevention for the screen industries’ - Links to ‘Set of Principals’ and practical workplace ‘Guidance’

  • Anti-Bullying Directory’ - More information on:

    • Identifying bullying

    • Taking action

    • Support

  • “The Freelance Charter is the Coalition for Change's commitment and guideline documentation in building a better world for freelancers working in the UK's TV industry.” View here (PDF)

  • The Time Project is a smart, new way of tracking the hours worked by those in film and TV, created to make television a more sustainable and inclusive industry. The data is collected anonymously and being used to evidence the culture of overworking in the industry. To find out more or submit data, head to their site here.

  • In this toolkit, you will find: the results of The Space’s survey; personal perspectives on online abuse and its impact; questions that teams at cultural and heritage organisations can ask themselves as a starting point for planning how they want to handle an online attack; a guide to privacy settings and why they are important; a checklist of what you can do if you find yourself victim to an attack - and more. Access the online PDF here

  • The HR Toolkit is designed to support best practice and make the implementation of the guidelines as easy as possible. Here are all the resources and downloadable templates you need, from recruitment to onboarding and offboarding. You can access their webpage here.

British Sign Language (BSL) Resources

  • The NRCPD is the national voluntary regulator of over 1,700 language service professionals including British Sign Language/English Interpreters and Translators, Lipspeakers, Notetakers, Speech to Text Reporters and Interpreters for Deafblind People. Access their site here: https://www.nrcpd.org.uk/

  • The National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters is a branch of Unite the union, the UK’s second largest union with more than 1.45 million members. Visit their site here: https://www.nubsli.com/

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