Legal handbooks to guide you in your creative freelancing career
3) Advocates for the Arts – A legal handbook for the creative industries:
Download the handbook here
Guidebook for persons working in creative industries, in particular, freelancers with better awareness of their legal rights to support their creative endeavours.
4) “I want to be a Freelance Professional” Pocketbook by Law Society Pro Bono Services
The pocketbook provides pointers on the legal rights of freelancers, the terms to include in a freelance contract (including terms on intellectual property and confidential information), the resolution of disputes between freelancers and hirers, claims from third parties, and the liabilities of freelancers and hirers.
6) Debunk the Myths of Government Procurement Practices
NTUC Freelancers and Self-Employed Unit (U FSE)’s simplified toolkit will help you gain a better understanding of the process, how to avoid common pitfalls, and compete effectively for Government contracts.
At the “Fair In Freelancing 2017″ the talk by the Ministry of Finance, highlighted that the Government Procurement Process includes these 3 rules:
- Open and fair competition
- Transparency
- Value for money
7) VICPA-NUS Law Project Dynamic 2022
Project Dynamic is a project that aims to empower groups under the Freelancers and Self-Employed Unit (U FSE) of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) by providing them with the avenue to learn about their contractual rights and liabilities.
As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains full of opportunities for creatives. In order to prevent general exploitation, this guide serves to provide some insight to better aid professionals under VICPA in understanding their contractual rights and liabilities.