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ITVCoronationStreetandEmmerdalepaydeal
In October 2015, Directors UK agreed a new pay deal with ITV Studios to cover freelance directors working on Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Coronation Street and Emmerdale
From 1 November 2015 the weekly pay rate on these two series rose by 3.3%.
From 1 November 2016 the weekly pay rate rose by 2%.
There were further increases of 2% in April 2018, April 2019 and April 2020, followed by an increase of 3% in June 2022, and 4% in June 2023.
The current rates have increased again by 3%. The 2024 rates are as follows:
Coronation Street: £2186.75 (inc holiday pay)
Emmerdale: £2,045.50 (inc holiday pay) for a 4-episode block.
- Directors booked on a 5-episode block will receive an additional week’s pay.
- Directors booked on a 6-episode block will receive an additional two week’s pay
Travel and accomodation allowances
For destinations outside a radius from base of 30 miles, ITV will reimburse the cost of a standard class off-peak rail fare from home to base. ITV covers the cost of accommodation and subsistence up to £60 a day (£300 a week).
Director meetings and retainer fee
From 1 June 2024, ITV has agreed to introduce a ‘first block retainer fee’ of £1,000, exclusive of the Director Meetings payments. It will be paid at the same time as the Director Meeting payment. This is based on a £100 per day retainer for 10 days which covers:
a) two days to cover time spent activating log-ins, access permissions to Google Drive and the Publishing Platform and other admin,
b) the eight working days in which directors are not formally contracted to work on their block. Directors UK reported that members were in regular communication with the production between these points anyway, and were generally unable to contract for other work during this period.