Welcome to Workline UK – we offer free advice on essential topics relating to employment and contracts.
Previously funded for 2 years by the UK Film Council and Skillset, to provide free employment advice to those working in the UK Film and TV Industries, we are now working in partnership with Freelance Advisor to offer this service to a wider audience.
Search with the topic bars on the right or the FAQ and Employers sections below, or use the Freelance Advisor search facility.
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Our advice is for all on this website:
- PAYE Employees (on permanent or fixed term contracts),
- Workers (casuals, agency temps),
- the Self-employed/Freelancers and
- Employers.
Our advice covers the full range of employment/contract issues, except we do not provide advice on careers, CV’s, job hunting or training (there are many others who do – see below).
Workline UK also offers a personal, confidential, advice service to those working in the UK’s Media Industries
- through an e-mail and a dedicated phone line (0844 5008110) – so whether you are an Employee, Worker, Freelancer or an Employer, you can contact us for free employment advice if you work in the UK’s Media Industry (but we cannot give advice on careers or job hunting). We will reply to your query within 48 hours Monday – Friday (excluding Bank Holidays), where possible. When you call our phone line it will divert to answer-phone so please leave a clear message with your contact and e-mail details and we will call you back.
Search for the employment information you are interested in by using the topic bars on the right hand side, the F.A.Q and Employer information tabs or you can also use the Freelance Advisor Search facility at the top of the page.
Looking for career, job-hunting, recruitment or training advice?
We are not funded to offer Careers, Recruitment or Training advice, we suggest taking a look at the following services:- freelanceadvisor.co.uk/training – for training information
- freelanceadvisor.co.uk/jobs – for jobs
- skillset.org/careers - for careers information/advice (Skillset is the Industry body for the UK Creative Media industries and provides a Careers Advisory service and skills and training for people and businesses in the industry)
- Workline’s Links page for useful websites.
Our Advisors have many years experience in Human Resources in the UK Film and TV Industries. Workline UK is also supported by Employment Lawyers Goodman Derrick LLP.
However, please note that the advice given on this website and by our Advisors is guidance only and cannot be taken as an authoritative interpretation of the law, or as specific advice for individual cases. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy details section for more information. (Please also note that there are some differences in employment legislation in Northern Ireland that may not be reflected accurately on this site).
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