Contractual issues:
Full time contract is when you work more than 35 hours a week and is considered as a career job because it is a full time job. Full time jobs usually get paid monthly as they are often salary based job this means getting a fixed amount every year.
An example of a full time contract job in the film and television industry would be the accountant like David Farr because he is the payroll accountant for the film called 'Creed'. This means paying all the staff wages correctly and on time. This would be a full time contract as accountants are needed throughout the process because they need to pay the staff and control how much they are spending as they have a budget which they need keep to.
An advantage for David Farr working as a payroll accountant is that it is full time contract which means that they have job security. This means the employer cannot get rid of you until the contract expires unless there is a valid reason, an advantage for the employer is that they know they have a permanent work, this means that the employer would not be short staff as they have full time workers which means they'll always be working.
Part time contract
Part time contract is when you work less than 30 hours and have a contract with the employer as part time, this means other employee's doing their work there when their are not there.
An example of a part time job in the film industry would be the runner, this is an entry level job and is a good way to gain experience as you work alongside directors, a runner usually does all the basic work, for example making tea or picking up products or anything specific for the director, this eases pressure off the director because they have less stress so they can focus on other staff.
A runner would be a part time job because they are not needed throughout the process as runner often can be another liability because it is another person you are responsible for and there are many people who want experience in the media industry, this is a good way to move up in the media industry as many directors started off as a runners and then progressed to become a director.
An advantage for the employee is they receive same benefits as the full time contract this means they are both treated the same and so there are no extra benefits for full time contract. An advantage for the employer is that when full time workers decide to quit they can promote part time contract workers, this helps the institution be successful and never be short of staff.
Fixed term contract
Fixed term is when the contract is signed for a duration of time by this i mean that they are only needed for a specific time period, fixed term contracts are mostly used in the film industry as all employee's are hired on fixed term basis.
An example of Fixed term would be the director James wan as he recently directed a film called 'Fast and Furious 7' in 2014 and before 'Fast and Furious 7' he made a film called 'Insidious' in 2012 this tells us that James wan did not direct any films in 2013 this tells us that James Wan does not have an permanent job.Director is a fixed term job because they are only need until the movie is completed.
An advantage for the James Wan would be that they know when they need to look for another job or extend the contract by doing this it allows the employee know when they can take other jobs and it gives the employee flexibility as they take the jobs which are more suited for them. A disadvantage would be that after the fixed term they are not guaranteed another job which means that they will jobless like James Wan was in 2013, so to prevent this they would need look for jobs ahead.
An advantage for the employer would be that they can hire employee when they need them this will help the employer reduce cost and also allows them to try out different staff so if they do not like the employee they can let them go and look for better employee's. A disadvantage is that you may hire an editor for specific dates so if you do not finish editing by that date you are going to have to look for different editor to finish the film which means starting again this is because the editor may have found a new job to start at that date, this will increase the costs because they have to pay another editor to edit the film.
Agency contract
Agency contract is when you have a contract with the agency rather than the employer because employers have contract with the agency and the employer have contract with the employer, this means the agency would interview the candidate and check whether they are fit for the role and the employer does not need to stress about employing workers also the employer can try out different workers and if they like the worker they can buy the worker from the agency this often costs the business a lot of money.
An example of an agency contract job in the film industry is a financial job like an accountant because they are not media related jobs so they are not needed always in the film industry.
An advantage for the employee is that they are able to get jobs more quicker because agencies have contract with many employers, so it makes easier for the employee's as it is quicker. however a a disadvantage for the the employee would be that the benefits are very restricted this means that they will not receive same benefit they would working with the employer. An advantage for the employer is that they can dismiss employee's without a reason because they do not have any contract with the employer and agencies can replace them very quick, this allows the employer to be stress free as the agency would replace the worker very quick.
Contract Confidentiality
Contract Confidentiality is when the employee has to legally keep a secret for the company as they may be working on new ideas this means they won't be allowed to tell anyone about the new idea, if the do they can be persecuted for it as they sign a contract which states that, this can be used against you so you should read the contract very carefully.
Contract Confidentiality is when the employee has to legally keep a secret for the company as they may be working on new ideas this means they won't be allowed to tell anyone about the new idea, if the do they can be persecuted for it as they sign a contract which states that, this can be used against you so you should read the contract very carefully.
An example of a job which involves contract confidentiality in the film industry would be everyone in the film industry because they know the concept of the film so they cannot share the idea however a specific role would be the editor role because they edit the whole film and watch it over so this means that they watch the final copy, For example Tobias Pfeiffer is a editor who has edit many film like Fast and Furious 7 and Ride Along 2 which was released recently this means he could not tell anyone about the film and what happens in it.
An advantage for the employee is that they would know what happens in the film this means knowing exclusive facts it would make them feel more special as they know something that other people do not know, a disadvantage is that they have to keep the secrete for a long time period as film take roughly 2 years to make final copy, this can be very hard for people as they may not be able to keep secrete for that long. An advantage for the employer is that the have legal documents which state that they cannot tell anybody about the film this means that they can be persecuted, however it may very hard to find out who has leaked the film because there are many people who work to complete film this makes it more difficult for the employer to find the person who leaked the film.
Contract exclusivity
Contract exclusivity is when the you are told you can only work for that company and no companies which are similar to the company you work for, this means that they won't be able to work anywhere that does the same thing as them for a limited of time after the contract ends.
Contract exclusivity is when the you are told you can only work for that company and no companies which are similar to the company you work for, this means that they won't be able to work anywhere that does the same thing as them for a limited of time after the contract ends.
An example of contract exclusivity job would be jobs in the film industry because they have to sign a contract stating that they cannot work for any similar company because they may copy ideas which the business has made, on some contract exclusivity it says that some workers can not work for another company even if the quit, they must wait a limited time.
ETHICS ISSUES
Codes of practice
Codes of practice is rules which are set by the government for the employer to abide by, these rules are set out so that employers treat their workers ethically because all employee's have rights and should be treated the same as they are all human. The regulations are for all the employers in the UK so that employee's are not misused.
An example of a code of practice is that it in the 'Purpose of the Equality Act 2010' it states in chapter one that 'outlaw discrimination' this means that employee's should be free from discrimination at work. An example of a job in the film and media industry would be a news reporter as news companies like to see if there news presenters would look good for example news reporters may be discriminated on there age, as we often see young people new reporters.
An advantage for the news reporter would be that they are secure at work place which means that they would not discriminated at work, this means working in a environment like this would allow them progress as they will not be discriminated, for example maybe a news reporter may get a better job in the news company even if the are old like directing the news show, however some employers do not regulate by these rules which means you still may be discriminated.
An advantage for the employer is that by making sure they are discrimination free, it makes the employee more confident to come to work, and they'll work harder as they know they can progress in the company, however a disadvantage would be that the employer needs to think before making any drastic decisions as it may look like the have discriminated the employee which may bring a bad name for the company.
Agency policies and producers
Agency polices and producers is when the company has its own code of ethics instead of the government one. in the code of ethic it would state how the should be treated and there rights in the company, this helps the employee know what the rights are and it prevents them from being misused.
An example of an agency policy would be the BBC document which states that workers will need to have " safe working conditions", by this it means that BBC must make sure the environment in the workplace is safe, for example having all the electrical product checked so that the do not get electrical shot.
An advantage for the employee is that they will always work in safe conditions which means that they'll always be safe at work so they can assure that they'll never be hurt, this law helps employee's at BBC be safe at all times and if they are hurt they may be able to sue the employer or company.
An advantage for the employer is that all the workers will know that they are safe this means them being more motivated to work harder as they know that they are safe, a disadvantage for the employer is that it can costs a lot to keep the workers in a safe environment like having all the electrical equipment checked.
Emerging social concerns and expectation
Emerging social concerns and expectation is to do with current society problems, these problems are problems which the people in the country worry about, this may be issues like disability, gender, reassignment , maternity/paternity, and sexual harassment. These issues are things which people worry about as they want the laws to be fair for every one.
An example of this would be a presenter called Cerrie Burnell who was born disable as she has only one hand, she was not discriminated and got a job as a present on a children show on the CBBC, This shows that the employer did not discriminate her as she got the job, however CBBC received a lot of complaints as many children got scared this meant parents wanting CBBC to take action, however CBBC stood by their presenter.
An advantage for the employee is that it does not matter if they are disable as they cannot be judge on that or the race or gender. A disadvantage for the employee is that although this is a law, some employer go against this and you cannot prove it as there isn't concrete information.
An advantage for the employer is that employee's will work harder this mean they are more productive as the employee know that they can progress as you do not judge on disability, gender and race. A disadvantage for the employer is that they would need to be very careful what they say as employee's can make false assumption.
Representation
Representation involves social background of the employee's this means the race, religion, nationality and ethnicity, this is used as the employer should respect all the above issues, this helps employee's feel more respected at work and would make them feel more welcomed when hiring.
An example in the media industry would be a TV presenter called Kristin Digby who turned out to be homosexual, after BBC finding this information they gave a lot of help to the presenter also let him carry on with the show. This shows that they were very helpful and did not take any unlawful action.
An advantage for the employee is that they know that the employee respects them even though what they are and also supports social background. A disadvantage for the employee is that social background issues can affect them at work as the colleague may treat them different.
A disadvantage for the employer is that after facing social problems they may feel like their treated different, this can lead to them being less motivated, which means them doing the job slowly, this means they can lose good workers due to their social background issues, this is why employers should offer a lot of help and also make sure that the employee's respect each others social background.
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