Common use of PREFERENCE OF EMPLOYMENT Clause in Contracts

PREFERENCE OF EMPLOYMENT. Employer agrees that in the hiring of Performers, preference will be given to Qualified Professional Performers who are reasonably and readily available. For work required to be performed in person, preference will be given to Qualified Professional Performers who are reasonably and readily available in the locality where the work is to be performed. Nothing in this section shall alter or modify Employer’s right to cast any Performers. Employer shall pay to SAG-AFTRA, as liquidated damages, Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for each breach of the provisions of this Section. Employer’s hiring of a Performer in violation of the provisions hereof shall be deemed a single breach, regardless of the number of days of employment; but each separate hiring of the same person that violates this provision shall be deemed a separate breach. An alleged breach of this Section is subject to arbitration between SAG-AFTRA and Employer.