WorkWise for Screen is signposting this resource from Arts Council England. The Freelancers’ Handbook is a free, co-created guide for creative and cultural freelancers, covering contracts, fees, funding, tax, business development and wellbeing, and a useful resource to share with the freelancers you engage.

It also sets out a Fair Work Pledge for Organisations: paying fairly and on time, contracting and managing well, crediting freelancers, and supporting inclusion and access.

Read the Freelancers’ Handbook here:
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/developing-creativity-and-culture/supporting-individual-creative-and-cultural-practitioners/freelancers-handbook

The handbook is also available in these formats:

• Audio: https://soundcloud.com/artscouncilengland/sets/the-freelancers-handbook
• British Sign Language (BSL): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUOUYyxXPoDI
• Easy Read: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-10/Freelancers%27%20Handbook%20EASY%20READ%20Booklet%201-combined-compressed.pdf
• Large Print: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-10/Freelancers%27%20Handbook_word%20version_FINAL%20LARGE%20PRINT%20V2.pdf