But determining your productions sag rates can be a maze. Sag commercial actors are paid differently than feature actors who are paid differently than television actors. How do you get paid by sag on a principal role for commercials. A onesheet summary of the upfront packages under the 2019 commercials contract.
Sag aftra members united in solidarity for fair union contracts. As you budget sag payroll, its important to note that the minimum daily rate applies to standard 8hour work days, or 10hour. Attached hereto for your use is the declaration regarding income tax withholding. Aftracovered employment as required under a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and sagaftra or, prior to march 30, 2012, aftra or a participation agreement between the employer and the aftra retirement fund to make contributions to the aftra retirement fund on the performers behalf based upon those earnings.
The strike resulted from attempted negotiations since february 2015 to replace the previous contract, the interactive media agreement. While this guide is a great place to start, using payroll software can help you estimate not only sag. Sagaftra members approve new tv contract tv technology. Sagaftra agreement unifies split tv contracts deadline. Just enter your performers hours and rates of pay, and let showbiz timecards sagaftra make the calculations for you. Sagaftra members ratify 2019 commercials contracts. The aftra retirement fund has provided retirement benefits to performers including actors, broadcasters and voice professionals for nearly 60 years.
Sagaftra reaches deal on commercials contract variety. Performer and producer are free to negotiate a higher deferred salary at the time of initial employment, in such event, a separate rider must be attached hereto and signed by both the performer and the producer. Sag aftra screen actors guild american federation of television and radio artists represents more than 150,000 actors, announcers, broadcasters journalists, dancers, djs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. Spanish wild spot use payments under the 2019 sagaftra. Below are links to contract information, rates, faqs and resources that help members and producers navigate the media and entertainment industries. How do you get paid by sag on a principal role for.
Sagaftra negotiates contracts that cover the work of media professionals in front of a camera or behind a microphone. Read up on the minimum sag rate for the various collective bargaining agreements. Showbiz timecards sagaftra contains all the meal penalties, night. Apr 14, 2016 the 2016 sag aftra commercials contracts memorandum of agreements moas and drafting agreements are now posted on the joint policy committee website. Apr 12, 20 formal negotiations between the 34member 26 seated members and 8 alternates sag aftra negotiating committee and the industry began february 14 and concluded april 6, at 1. Sagaftra members working in this area will benefit from. This is the rate sheet for programs under the television agreement, including basic cable. The sag minimum pay rate is determined by which collective bargaining agreement cba is applicable for your production. You can also use software like wrapbook, that automatically calculates sag rates and.
Protip double check your sag rates with software at the end of the day, youll have to register your production with sagaftra, where youll confirm your rates. Our union speaking on the silver carpet at the 26th annual screen actors guild awards 2020. Contractor rates not only depend on your skills and experience as a contractor, but they also depend on the economic climate, company budgets and often location of the contract. The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for software engineering skills. Ive heard many people mention that as a contract software engineer you can make 2030% more per hour than if you were salaried because of no benefits. Go from hours to gross pay at the click of a button. Aftra announced that at its national board meeting saturday, february 2, members received a major boost of confidence from the aflcio, as the nations largest labor federation issued a direct charter friday to the national labor union of more 70,000 performers, journalists, broadcasters, recording artists, and other talent working in the entertainment and news media. The figures indicate the absolute number cooccurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring software engineer in the job title. The list of rates per the 2019 sagaftra audio commercials contract.
Most audiobook publishers and producers now work under a union contract with the screen actors guildamerican federation of television and radio artists sagaftra. Sagaftra commercials contract details revealed hollywood. Oct 16, 2019 media services payroll and showbiz software 3 views. The current iteration of the contract has been in effect for over three years and expires. Spanish wild spot use payments under the 2019 sag aftra. Sag aftra members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform america and the world. The new contract also creates a new residual structure for paid internet downloads that aftra says significantly increases the current rates and establishes a residual platform for adsupported. Most audiobook publishers and producers now work under a union contract with the screen actors guildamerican federation of television and radio artists sag aftra. Session rates as a principal performer in a sagaftra commercial, a significant portion of pay comes from your session rate, or the money you get paid for actually performing in the spot. The first new agreement is the ultra low budget project agreement upa. All the features of showbiz timecards sagaftra are demonstrated here in easytofollow video tutorials. These contributions allow the retirement fund to offer the aftra retirement plan with pension benefits to performers who become vested.
This contract contains information on hours of work, hours for fitting, pay rate, overtime, use type seasonal, nonair demo, cableonly, etc. The new pact, which the union called a landmark deal, must now be approved by its board of. The list of rates per the 2019 sag aftra audio commercials contract. American federation of television and radio artists. Showbiz timecards sagaftra tutorials media services. Fixed bug where minutes not divisible by 6 would break results page. Aftra is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Aug 20, 2018 the contract addresses other pay provisions, including a 4. The information that is posted on the joint policy committee website includes. Learn more about the aftra retirement fund, the aftra retirement plan and related benefits throughout the pages in this section. This bundle combines the two industrystandard showbiz timecards software programs.
It has come to the jpcs attention that there are some areas of confusion related to sagaftras interpretation of particular terms of the commercials contract as amended by the 2016 memorandum of agreement moa, the contract. The contracts are landmark agreements for a new era, introducing innovative and flexible alternative compensation models to promote growth of unioncovered commercial work. Marcus on 4 june 20 posted in unions new 202016 compensation rate sheets, tables and other supplemental ratebased materials have been drafted, verified and agreed to by the industry and the union. The aftra retirement fund receives contributions from industry employers on behalf of those who perform aftracovered work. An overview of the new upfront packages under the 2019 commercials contract. The rate in effect under this cba at the time the multiservice contract is executed is the rate that remains in effect unless and until the multiservice contract is amended or an option is exercised. Sagaftra board approves two contracts including network code. The aftra retirement fund will be processing and disbursing monthly pension payments as regularly scheduled amid covid19 crisis click here to read an important message from the aftra retirement fund effective monday, march 16, 2020, the aftra retirement fund will restrict all visitors and walk. When you act in a commercial unionized under sag or sagaftra after the. People use their vacation and personal days, the healthcare is top notch including dental and vision, they have a pension plan rare for companies to offer pension instead of just 401k these days. The american federation of television and radio artists aftra was a performers union that represented a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists both royalty artists and background singers, promo and voiceover announcers and other performers in commercials, stunt persons and.
The industry standard when it comes to electronic timecards its the program sagaftra auditors use to make sure performer pay is accurate. Negotiations for successor contracts are expected to begin in february. Software engineering contracts, contractor rates and trends. American federation of television and radio artists is a labor union that represents over 160,000 film and television performers, actors in radio, video. May 31, 2016 a look at sag aftra s new commercials contract may 31, 2016, 4. Unpacking the 2019 sagaftra commercials contract part 2.
May 16, 2012 software engineers make a pretty good living, when working for an employer, according to the bureau of labor statistics. Jul 04, 2017 2017 actors guild contract gains increased streaming residuals, diversity, and more sagaftra and amptp reach tentative agreement on fourth of july ross a. Session rates as a principal performer in a sag aftra commercial, a significant portion of pay comes from your session rate, or the money you get paid for actually performing in the spot. Apr 14, 2016 4as friends, the 2016 sag aftra commercials contracts memorandum of agreements moas and drafting agreements are now posted on the joint policy committee websitelink below. This is the master agreement for theatrical motion pictures, and spells out the responsibilities of producers working in that medium. The latest average rates for the top it contracting skills and contractor demand updates. The oneyear extension of the agreement between aftra and the four major television broadcast networks and producers covers the period from nov. After about a year and a half of negotiations, sagaftra issued a strike on october 21, 2016, in opposition towards eleven american video game developers and publishers, including activision, electronic arts, insomniac games, take 2 interactive, and wb games. This is the rate sheet for programs under the cw supplement to the television agreement. Both aftra and sag have a standalone contract book covering this work.
Sagaftra netcode contract negotiations begin hollywood. The sagaftra health plan requires employers and payroll houses to submit earnings based on each projects sagaftra collective bargaining agreement. I usually am booked for 8 hour days on set as preferred extra. Home 2018 november 29 four things you didnt know about sagaftra and audiobooks 802 2750154 jeffrey kafer, november 29, 2018 november 30, 2018, voice over industry, voice over tips, 0.
The benefits package and worklife balance at sag aftra is exceptional. As a reminder, the 2016 sagaftra commercials contract and audio commercials contract the contracts will expire on march 31, 2019. Thats why we put together a simple guide to the sagaftra rates for. Because commercials range in type so widely from cable commercials to wild spots, or ads that arent tied to a particular set of networks so, too, do. The essential guide to sagaftra rates 2020 wrapbook. This is the form a producer signs to producer under the 2017 theatrical codified basic agreement. Media services payroll and showbiz software 3 views. Theatrical television commercials corporateeducational interactive media new media sound recordings radio programs station staff please visit the appropriate page for additional information on the terms covered under. Sagaftra and the joint policy committee jpc recently announced changes to the 2019 successor versions of the television and radio contracts, which the unions and the jpc have heralded as an update reflecting the realities of the modern advertising business. The advertising industrys sagaftra commercials contract was renegotiated and is effective retroactively to april 1, 2019, continuing through march 31, 2022. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited software engineering over the 6 months to 23 april 2020 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. All the features of showbiz timecards sag aftra are demonstrated here in easytofollow video tutorials. Members of sagaftra today overwhelmingly voted to ratify the 2019 sagaftra commercials contract and the 2019 sagaftra audio commercials contract.
Thats because, under sag, each different production type calls for a different type of minimum pay. Sagaftra and the joint policy committee jpc recently announced changes to the 2019 successor versions of the television and radio contracts, which. On the actual shoot days, an on or offcamera principal performer is given an exhibit a1 employment contract and an extra is given an exhibit a2 employment contract. Production time reports are available on the set at the end of each day, and a timecard is found on page 2 of this contract. Nov 29, 2018 four things you didnt know about sagaftra and audiobooks. Contributions to the aftra retirement fund will be increased with a firstyear boost of 0. Jul 04, 2014 contract unification including the first sag aftra industrywide agreement covering basic cable wage increases of 2. Sagaftra members united in solidarity for fair union contracts. Ben stiller and nick nolte in its campaign to scuttle a contract negotiated by the american federation of television and radio artists aftra. If youre working with some actors who arent in the. Some of the rate sheets are below, but please check with staff for details about your upcoming job. Sag aftra represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, djs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. A look at sag aftra s new commercials contract law360, new york may 31, 2016, 4.
Sag aftra is pleased to announce two new agreements for low budget projects in addition to some updates to existing agreements. Categories ac are only applicable for episodic content released on new media platforms. Then the hourly rate will be bigger than, say, a php consultant. Sag aftra negotiates contracts that cover the work of media professionals in front of a camera or behind a microphone. The list of rates per the 2019 sag aftra commercials contract. Aftra retirement fund simply as a result of brollbts.
Sagaftra has reached a tentative agreement with the ad industry for a new commercials contract. The aftra retirement fund was established as a result of collective bargaining between the american federation of television and radio artists aftra and contributing employers. Big changes to the screen actors guild commercials contract. Thus, the allocation guidelines provide that for a multiservice contract that includes commercial production services and noncovered services, a 50 percent or 40 percent for talent whose principal source of income in the. Sagaftras national board of directors has approved the unions proposals for a new commercials contract, with negotiations set to begin on feb. For the 6 months to 2 may 2020, software engineer contract jobs required the following it skills in order of popularity. A look at sagaftras new commercials contract may 31, 2016, 4. Aftras new deal increases working actor compensation by more than 10% over the life of the contract.
Television and radio artists sagaftra or the union and the advertising industry that cover the services of union performers in commercials i. The 201617 video game voice actor strike was a strike started in october 2016 by the screen actors guild. The current contract expired on november 15, but was apparently extended on a day by day basis, as an aftra press release last month said would be the case. Either the timecard or the production time report shall be signed or initialed by the performer for each workday. Aftra, networks reach new three year deal hollywood reporter. Unless the ruby consultant isnt too experienced then the rate might be smaller.
Jul 04, 2014 contract unification including the first sagaftra industrywide agreement covering basic cable wage increases of 2. Jun 04, 20 202016 rate charts for the sag aftra commercials contracts by stacy k. Sag aftra contracts provide voiceover performers the following benefits. The industry remains optimistic that we will have a successful conclusion to these negotiations without disruption. By working under sag aftra agreements, you can earn credits towards. Sagaftra board approves proposal for new commercials. I am gratified by our members vote of approval for this agreement. These rates are tailored to the particular type of work.
While this guide is a great place to start, using payroll software can help you estimate not only sag rates, but also fringes, production insurance, and taxes. May 02, 2020 software engineer skill set top 30 cooccurring it skills. It also won higher overtime pay for 3day performers, improved schedule breaks, and an immediate 6% increase in the major role top of the show minimum, followed by. Find out current sag aftra scale and pay rates for 2019 and when to expect updates. However, when i look at contractor rates on sites like for senior positions, i see very low hourly rates. Software engineer contracts, demand trends, contractor rates. American federation of television and radio artists sagaftra union against 11 american video game developers and publishers over failed contract renegotiation terms that had been in discussion since february 2015. If youre a member of sagaftra heretofore referred to as the union, then you might be a bit baffled at some of the loopy rules and general confusion surrounding audiobooks and your role as a union member.
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