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Fair Work ends probe

August 8, 2016 #MEAAMedia Featured MediaRoom News Releases

MEAA understands that the Fair Work Ombudsman has completed its investigation of industrial action by employees of Fairfax Media between Thursday, 17 March 2016 and Sunday, 20 March this year.

MEAA was served with a wide-ranging Notice to Produce by the FWO on 22 April 2016. MEAA wrote to the FWO in May to assert that the Notice was too broad, lacked particularity and ...

Performers’ Rights: employee or independent contractor?

August 5, 2016 #MEAAEquity News

Some employers in the theatre, film and television industries engage performers as independent contractors.

Ten top tips – Christopher Sommers

August 5, 2016 #MEAAEquity
Actor and co-founder of the 21 Day Actor Challenge Christopher Sommers shares his tips for furthering your career as a performer.

Enough of the requiem of the labour reporter. It’s time for a resurrection

August 5, 2016 #MEAAMedia News
Digital journalist Nicholas McCallum argues that journalists need to take more of an interest in industrial relations reporting – for their own sakes.

MEAA says ACCC must protect diversity in WA media

August 4, 2016 #MEAAMedia Featured MediaRoom News Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, believes the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) statement of issues has correctly highlighted serious concerns regarding the sale of News Corporation’s The Sunday Times and PerthNow digital news web site to Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media (SWM).

MEAA is pleased that the ACCC has acknowledged ...