NUJ Freelance Fees Guide: Agreements

Agreements

Below are links to the agreements currently available to the Fees Guide editors. It's going to be a while before we've gathered all that exist. If we find an agreement that covers more than one type of work, it will appear more than once in this list.

Broadcasting / BBC and national TV

BBC national TV rate-card (PDF file) (_BBC)

Broadcasting / Commercial radio

The Radio Centre agreement 2007-08 (117k scan in PDF file) (_CRCA)

Illustrations and cartoons

Guardian illustration rates 2007 (PDF) (_GMG)

Photography / Magazines

Business Week description of 2000 deal (RTF file) (_McGraw)

Photography / National newspapers

Guardian rates for space (2005!) (150kb JPEG screenshot) (_GMG)

Guardian stock picture rates (PDF) (_GMG)

Photography / Videography

BECTU agreements with TV producers in PACT ()

Photography / Broadcasting

TELPIC offered by the BBC (RTF file) (_BBC)

Print media / Magazines

Writers' group agreement for Q & Mojo (2005!) (RTF file) (_EMAP)

Print media / National newspapers

Guardian "Freelance Charter" (_GMG)

Express agreement (Freelance report) (_NS)

Code of practice for commissioning journalists

Generally useful links:

The National Union of Journalists must not, can not and would not wish to dictate rates or terms of engagement to members or to editors. The information presented here is for guidance and as an aid to equitable negotiation only.

Suggestions apply to contracts governed by UK law only. In any event, nothing here should be construed as legal advice.