The Benchmark exists to raise the standard of how the creative industries engage talent, and to recognise the organisations already doing it well. It is a single certification covering payment, conditions, safeguarding, inclusion and progression, built specifically for the creative sector and grounded in evidence of what works.
The five pillars
Creative work paid properly and on time, from day rates to invoices, with no reliance on unpaid labour to get in or get on.
Workloads, hours and environments that people can sustain, so good work does not come at the cost of the people making it.
Safe, respectful working cultures, with clear standards of behaviour and routes to raise concerns that are actually used.
Organisations open to talent from every background, in who is hired, who progresses, and who leads.
Routes to develop and advance, with organisations investing in the people whose creativity they rely on.