Freelance Contributors. 30.5 The Corporation appreciates the value and richness freelance contributors bring to the CBC. They strengthen the voice of CBC and provide diversity of content. (See Letter of Agreement: Freelance Contributors) The freelance community brings stories to the CBC that run across platforms and might not otherwise be available. They are an essential part of CBC. The use of freelance material is also an efficient way to bring a wide variety of content to the CBC. The CBC benefits by being able to attract experienced freelance contributors capable of providing high quality material with a minimum of direction. The parties agree that freelance contributors be paid fairly for their work based on fiscal realities. It is also recognized that rates may be determined according to a variety of factors including platforms and complexity of the deliverable. Freelance contributors are engaged to work on specific assignments under 30.5.8 and 30.5.9. This clause will not be used to replace absent employees or for emergency purposes as defined under Article 27.5 (Employee Status – Temporary Employees).
Freelance Contributors. The Corporation appreciates the value, richness and diversity of voice Freelance Contributors bring to the CBC. The parties agree to create a Joint Committee, with representatives from the freelance community, to review the current Freelance Contributor language with the intent to simplify and modernize this Article of the Collective Agreement with particular focus on the categories and scales identified in Article 30.5.9. The Committee will research, consider and is mandated to make recommendations for final approval based on CBC’s fiscal reality. The topics for discussion will include: • Categories of engagement; • Modernize scales; • Examine and research CBC’s use of freelance contributors, assess the feasibility of recognizing individual experience and contribution to the Corporation, • Review the terms of the current Freelance Guide. The Committee will be co-chaired and consist of no more than four individuals from each of the Union and the Corporation. The Parties are committed to meet within the first six months of this Agreement.
