Fair Practice Code, Governance Code for Culture and the Diversity and Inclusion Code
The Fair Practice Code, the Governance Code for Culture and the Diversity and Inclusion Code together aim for a healthy and resilient sector. Each of these codes has its own focus: the Fair Practice Code aims for a stronger employment market position for those who work in the sector, the Governance Code for Culture aims for good governance and the Diversity and Inclusion Code aims for a structural embedding of cultural diversity within organizations.
How do I apply the Fair Practice Code as a maker?
The Creative Industries Fund NL likes to see proper deliberation go into the hourly rates included in the budget and the prevention of unpaid labour by the realistic estimation of hours. Be mindful of the fact that fair practice does not stop at honest payment, but is about every aspect of healthy, sustainable work. Good examples can be found in the Fair Practice Guide.
How do I determine my hourly rate?
What constitutes an honest hourly rate depends on various factors including experience, the type of activity and the costs you make on the organisation’s behalf to organise a pension and other insurances. It can be helpful to ask peers how they determined their rates. The following websites also provide a variety of tools that can be useful for determining your hourly rate:
what does the Fund expect from cultural institutions in relation to the three codes?
Cultural institutions subscribe and adhere to the Fair Practice Code, the Governance Code for Culture and the Diversity and Inclusion Code. The Fund expects institutions to have an active and implemented policy in place for the three codes and asks them to reflect on their current position in relation to the codes and a plan containing points of improvement, concrete actions and goals for the 2025-2028 period. In this regard, the Fund acknowledges that compliance with the codes depends on the organization’s context. In your application, avoid describing the importance of the codes in a general sense. Good examples can be found in the Fair Practice Guide.
what should I do if my organization does not have a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or fee guidelines?
There is no specific remuneration policy for the creative industry. This makes it tricky to select which hourly rates to include in your budget. In that case, you can always look at a CBA or a guideline of a comparable sector or discipline. Just make sure that you clarify why you have chosen a particular remuneration policy. The CAO map (Dutch only) provides an overview of all the collective bargaining agreements in the cultural sector.
how does the Fund monitor the application of cultural codes?
Organizations that are included in the Fund’s long-term schemes will be monitored during the grant period using justifications and conversations. In the accountability documents, we ask for specific information about developments and steps that were taken in applying the cultural codes. In doing so, we look at the initial position, ambitions, actions and then the results achieved. If there is not enough progress, the Fund will invite the organization for a meeting.
I work on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten, how do I apply the Fair Practice Code?
We understand that the rates provided by the fair pay tools and guidelines do not always align with the context of working in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The factors that help determine an hourly rate in these tools such as experience, type of activity and the level of responsibility are universal. Furthermore, fair practice is not just about how high the payments are, but about all the aspects of honest, safe and sustainable work. Reflect on these aspects in your application on the basis of your context as well as how you apply the former in the execution of your plan.
where can I find more information about the cultural codes?
For more information (in Dutch) about the contents and application of the codes, you can go to:
- Fair Practice Code: www.fairpracticecode.nl, www.fairpracticegids.nl or send your questions to fairpractice@stimuleringsfonds.nl
- Diversity and Inclusion Code: www.codedi.nl
- Governance Code for Culture: www.cultuur-ondernemen.nl/governance-code-cultuur
