What Agent advice is available to Equity members?
A. Equity has a legal and welfare department which provides Equity members with general information about issues including commissions, fees and contracts. However, Equity is not able to recommend specific agencies or agents. The booklet You and Your Agent provides information about your rights and responsibilities as an artist and is free to Equity members and student members. It also appears on the members-only area of the Equity website. It provides information on contracts, payments to agents, client accounts, multiple agents, split deals and co-operative agencies. It also contains a sample agreement and a list of useful contacts. To request a copy, call 020 7379 6000 or e-mail info@equity.org.uk In addition, before accepting engagements, members are advised to contact Equity to check whether an agent is on the Special Attention list. This list also appears in the back page of the Equity Journal, sent out to members quarterly. Agents are added to this list when, after a thorough in
A. Equity has a legal and welfare department which provides Equity members with general information about issues including commissions, fees and contracts. However, Equity is not able to recommend specific agencies or agents. The booklet “You and Your Agent” provides information about your rights and responsibilities as an artist and is free to Equity members and student members. It also appears on the members-only area of the Equity website. It provides information on contracts, payments to agents, client accounts, multiple agents, split deals and co-operative agencies. It also contains a sample agreement and a list of useful contacts. To request a copy, call 020 7379 6000 or e-mail info@equity.org.uk In addition, before accepting engagements, members are advised to contact Equity to check whether an agent is on the “Special Attention” list. This list also appears in the back page of the Equity Journal, sent out to members quarterly. Agents are added to this list when, after a thoroug
