Investigative Examination of Outstanding Achievements

The Good Work Review, a comprehensive examination of job quality across the entire creative industries, was conducted with the contribution of 120 organisations from across the UK. The review, led by Heather Carey and Lesley Giles (Work Advance) and Dave O'Brien (University of Sheffield) for the PEC, was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

The review focuses on issues such as fair pay, flexible working, paid overtime, and employee representation. However, the main finding of the Good Work Review on job quality in the Creative Industries is not explicitly detailed in the provided search results.

A closely related recent report by Creative UK reveals significant structural challenges in financing, with 83% of screen-based creative businesses reporting unmet finance demand and 77% feeling underfunded. This negative impact on job quality and sector growth is attributed to the difficulty many creative businesses face in securing adequate funding. The report emphasises the importance of support programs that provide not only capital but also skills development, confidence building, and networks to enable creative enterprises to scale effectively.

The Good Work Review also found lower than average pay in some sectors, long hours, evidence for poor workplace culture, and unequal access to the creative industries. It was also discovered that people working in the Creative Industries tend to have higher job satisfaction.

A survey of employers in the Creative Industries was commissioned to determine the migrant and skills needs of creative businesses in the UK. However, it appears that this report was not funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council or the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

The BFI's Research is currently examining the economic consequences and potential market failures related to the UK's departure from the EU in the context of the Creative Industries.

Downloadable resources for the Good Work Review in the Creative Industries include the Executive Summary, the Final Good Work Review Report, Working Paper 1, Working Paper 2, and a Call for Evidence. Unfortunately, a specific report on the migrant and skills needs of creative businesses in the UK was not found among these resources.

The experts and creative representatives called for industry and government to invest in people, skills, diversity, and well-being. This underscores the importance of addressing the financial challenges faced by creative businesses to ensure the sustainability and growth of the sector, and the creation of high-quality jobs.

Worldwide exports of creative goods exceeded $500 billion USD in 2015, with a 150% increase since 2000, highlighting the significant economic impact of the Creative Industries. However, the financial challenges within the UK's Creative Industries, as revealed by the Good Work Review and Creative UK, suggest that more needs to be done to support the sector's growth and job quality.

[1] Creative UK (2021). The State of the Screen Sector 2021. Retrieved from https://www.creativeindustries.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The-State-of-the-Screen-Sector-2021.pdf

The Good Work Review, a comprehensive examination of job quality across the creative industries, focuses on issues like fair pay, flexible working, and employee representation, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
A closely related recent report by Creative UK reveals significant structural challenges in financing within the creative industries, emphasising the importance of support programs that provide capital, skills development, and networking.
The Good Work Review revealed lower than average pay in some sectors, long hours, evidence of poor workplace culture, unequal access to the creative industries, but also discovered that people working in the Creative Industries tend to have higher job satisfaction.
A survey of employers in the Creative Industries was commissioned to determine the migrant and skills needs of creative businesses, though it seems that this report was not funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council or the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Experts and creative representatives called for industry and government to invest in people, skills, diversity, and well-being, underscoring the importance of addressing the financial challenges faced by creative businesses for the sector's sustainability, growth, and high-quality jobs.
The worldwide exports of creative goods exceeded $500 billion USD in 2015, with a 150% increase since 2000, but the financial challenges within the UK's Creative Industries, as revealed by the Good Work Review and Creative UK, suggest that more needs to be done to support the sector's growth and job quality.