Artistic employment contracts: five key points
What must be clear before an artistic engagement is formalised.
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Employment resources for the cultural sector.
Rules, criteria and processes explained through the day-to-day employment practice of organisations and productions.
01Featured guide
Regulatory update
New artists’ employment regulations: what changes in 2027
Royal Decree 607/2026 will replace the current framework on 25 May 2027. We summarise the changes and what to prepare beforehand.
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Guides built around real decisions.
Direct, dated and focused on what administration and production teams need to check.
Employment pre-contracts: what they commit you to
How to document a future hire without creating ambiguity.
Read the guideRegistrations, deregistrations and schedule changes in a production
How to coordinate workdays and filings when a production changes.
Read the guideProbation periods: what changes from October 2026
A complete guide to advance information, limits and artistic contracts.
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Useful content, with context and a date.
Each guide separates general information from decisions that require reviewing a specific case.
We state the update date and link to official sources where relevant.