Talent Matters: IUSC Update

At a recent meeting of the Industry-Union Standing Committee (IUSC), the unions requested that signatories be reminded of the following:

Vehicle Driver Not Precision Driver

As has been bulletined previously, the term “precision driver” is not a term that exists in the collective bargaining agreements and should not be used as a designation when employing vehicle drivers.  The proper designation to be used is “vehicle driver.”

Extras- Agency Fee (a/k/a Agent’s Commission)

SAG TV Commercials Contract :  Schedule D.13  Agency Fee
AFTRA TV Recorded Commercials Contract: Schedule C.50  Agency Fee

Signatories are reminded of the requirement in the above provisions that:
       
       “All compensation paid to extra performers employed by the Producer
       through any agency shall be net to the extra performer, except for such
       deductions or withholdings as may from time to time be provided by law.

       The Producer, not the extra performer, shall bear the agency fee for
      obtaining employment.  If the extra performer is represented by an
      agent, the Producer will include the agent’s commission in the gross
      compensation to the extra performer provided that the performer’s
      gross compensation less such agent’s commission is not below the
      applicable minimum compensation for such employment.  However,
      an extra performer working in the classification of hand model under
      the “Unlimited Use” provisions of : (SAG) Section 6, Minimum Wage Scales;
      (AFTRA) Section 2, Minimum Wage Rates, may pay an agent’s commission
      out of such minimum payment. Gross compensation for all extra
      performers shall be subject to applicable : (SAG) Pension and
      Health; (AFTRA) Health and Retirement, contributions.”

Comments

[Michael Wright]

Good info. This answers one question of mine but it raised two more. Back to google. Thanks for the info.