Hollywood assistants, who have led a campaign to improve their pay and working conditions, are getting more money from one of the industry’s biggest talent agencies. Creative Artists Agency this month raised the starting salary of assistants by as much as $3 an hour. Entry-level pay for assistants is now $18 an hour, according to a person close to CAA who declined to be identified. The moves follow a push by Hollywood assistants to spotlight their low income and grim work environments. Talent agency Verve recently increased hourly pay for all mailroom assistants by an unspecified amount and bumped up pay by 25% to 40% for other assistants.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2020 03:52 UTC