Artists Terms and Conditions
These Terms, constitute an agreement between you and us and they govern all Assignments undertaken by you. The Assignments will concern the provision of [modeling assignments, promotional services, acting, performing, presenting or TV extra work]. The Assignment will be deemed to have been accepted by you each time you accept a booking with Fresh Agents Ltd.
However, no agreement shall exist between us and you between Assignments (save where expressly provided to the contrary) For avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Terms shall render you an employee, agent or partner of the Company or the Client. This Assignment is not continuous with any previous period of work or Assignment for the Company with any other Client. You are engaged as a self-employed worker. No variation or alteration of these Terms shall be valid during the performance of any Assignment unless approved by both parties in writing. We reserve the right to vary the terms of any Assignment without liability by prior notice in writing at any time prior to any Assignment.
Nothing in this Agreement shall render you an employee, agent or partner of the Company and the Applicant shall not hold itself out as such.
- 1a: I undertake to be available and will abide by the terms agreed between agency and client provided the engagement is one which is in the ordinary course of my work for which I have agreed to partake in and I am suitably available at the time of accepting the booking.
- 1b: From time to time I may notify the agency of my non-ability for work, or of particular clients for whom I do not wish to work, but once an offer has been accepted in respect of my services, I shall faithfully carry out all my obligations agreed to by myself at point of booking.
- 1c: In event of my failure to carry out a booking according to the these professional standards I agree to abide by such terms as may be re-negotiated between the agency and the client.
- 1d: I agree that, should I fail to attend a booking once agreed by myself, within 1 working day prior to the day of the actual booking, without reasonable explanation or notification (as deemed by the agent) the agency may deducted from any monies outstanding to me at that point in time, their agency fee for the booking, thereby covering the costs incurred by them, to place me, administer a replacement following my failure to attend or cover loss of income from the client.
- 2a: I confirm that I am self-employed, and that therefore all fees to me are paid gross of taxes and National Insurance. To the extent that either agency or client may become liable for such taxes and National Insurance. I hereby agree to indemnify them and keep them indemnified from and against all such liability, and they shall be entitled in satisfaction of indemnity, to make deductions from any money due to me to meet any liability as aforesaid.
- 2b: I understand that it is my duty to register with HM customs and Excise for Value Added Tax if my annual turnover exceeds the minimum annual turnover registration for the time being in the event of registration, I shall supply my VAT number and VAT shall be added to all invoices which are issued on my behalf.
- 3: I acknowledge that, at my own expense I must keep available and in good condition a full range of clothes, accessories, make-up etc. in accordance with reasonable requirements of the clients.
- 4. If, following an assignment, I am paid cash the full amount due from the client, I acknowledge that this sum includes not only my fee but also the agency’s fee and commission and undertake to reimburse the agency accordingly.
- 5a: I agree to provide at my own expense such materials as are deemed necessary for the provision of agency services to the client including but not limited to portfolios, index cards, head sheets, show reels.
- 5b: I understand that, should I cease to become available for engagements through the agency for whatever reason, any expenses incurred on my behalf by either agency or clients will immediately become due for reimbursement and that my agency (whether in the UK or abroad) shall be entitled to deduct from my new account agreed expenses that may be due as soon as possible.
- 6a: All bookings except Equity Contract TV commercials: the agency charges the client a supplement fee of 20% on all hourly, daily and usage fees. Unless agreed at the time of booking the model’s disbursement is included at 66.7% and the agent’s fee at 33.3% of the invoice total. VAT and any agreed expense will be added where appropriate.
- 6b: Equity Contract TV commercials: the fee negotiated by the agent is the artists fee from which the agency commission will be deducted at 20% of the invoice total. Any agreed expenses will be added where appropriate.
- 7: I understand that, during the period of agreement and thereafter in perpetuity, all fees arising from contracts, including renewed and / or re-negotiated contracts originally arranged by the agency between the client and myself shall continue to be receivable by the agency who will pay my fees in accordance with the terms above.
- 8: I understand that, when received by you, my fees will be paid into the agency’s client account and all monies due to be remitted to me shall be immediately. I acknowledge that your payment terms to your clients are 30 days.
- 9: I acknowledge that, whilst potential clients are believed to be reputable and credit worthy, the agency does not guarantee and is not responsible for, the payment of fees and expenses in relation to such engagements, I further expressly agree that the agency shall not be liable to me should any engagement prove unsatisfactory in any respect.
- 10: I hereby authorise the agency to sign any written documents relating to the above. I confirm that I will not sign any documents relating to bookings from clients without first consulting my agent. (Relating to Fresh Agents Ltd clients and bookings only)
- 11: I confirm that I have read, understood and will abide by the above requirements.