There's still time to join us for the report launch event at 2:30PM UK time, where report author Dr Mark Taylor will unveil the findings and plot the freelancer journey in the creative industries:

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🔸 Conditions are particularly challenging for people with caregiving responsibilities, with women being disproportionately affected. Women with children reported that the working hours in arts, culture and heritage jobs were often incompatible with family life.

🔸 People aged 35 and younger are much more likely than people in other age groups to leave arts, culture and heritage occupations.

🔸 Most people leaving arts, culture and heritage careers move into managerial or professional roles in other sectors, pointing to a retention challenge.

🔸 Self-employed and freelance workers are less likely to leave than employees, suggesting that they provide continuity for the sector but may stay freelance out of necessity rather than choice given limited opportunities for secure employment or progression.