Employment relationships in arts and culture

Gijsbert van Liemt

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: This paper, written by Gijsbert van Liemt, considers the occupational characteristics of cultural workers and their employment relationships and income, the role of the State in cultural and creative industries, and to what extent arts and culture set the trend for the rest of the labour market. It provides an overview of technological, business and financial changes occurring in recent years in the live performance, arts and culture subsector in some OECD countries and how these have affected employment relationships. He assesses whether employment is becoming less secure, if freelance work is increasingly prevalent, and whether social dialogue is addressing the challenges of the industry. The arts and culture industry is undergoing significant change, and information and communications technology has already had a major effect on the composition of the sector and on employment relationships within it. He notes that most arts and culture workers have a high level of commitment to their work, have fragmented and often unpredictable employment patterns, are often underemployed, and tend to work fewer hours than they would like to.

Keywords: employment; labour relations; working conditions; work organization; self employment; state intervention; trend; artist; performer; author; entertainment industry; music.; theatre.; emploi; relations de travail; conditions de travail; organisation du travail; travail indépendant; intervention de l'Etat; tendance; artiste; artiste interprète; auteur; métiers du spectacle; musique; théâtre; empleo; relaciones laborales; condiciones de trabajo; organización del trabajo; trabajo a cuenta propia; intervención estatal; tendencia; artista; artista interprete; autor; industria del espectáculo; música; teatro (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages
Date: 2014
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