«Abstract
- This working paper identifies some key areas of policy intervention for advancing socially
sustainable and fair solutions for freelancers working in the creative industries, who
are among those have suffered the most from the economic fallout of the Covid-19
pandemic. In particular, we focus on those who work entirely on their own account,
without employees (i.e. the ‘solo self-employed’), and who undertake project- or task-based
work on a fixed-term basis. While demand for some services (e.g. ICT services, software
development, digital communication, media, medical translation and audiobooks) has
grown, due to their digital nature or essentiality in the post-Covid reality, other types of
creative work have suffered due to increased competition, decreased demand, or because
they were entirely put on hold due to the pandemic. National government policy measures
aimed at cushioning the impact of Covid-19 on workers’ livelihoods proved necessary but
insufficient to guarantee long-term protection. This is because the eligibility criteria for
such support measures exclude many freelancers in the creative industries. Moreover, those
who have been guaranteed access to national government support are often confronted
with the complexity and length of the administrative proceedings which accompany the
implementation of these measures. Finally, career development and employability are
vulnerable areas for freelancers due to there being a lack of (or insufficient) national funds
dedicated to these areas».
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