The National Association of Press Agencies (NAPA) says rates of pay imposed on agencies by News UK have not increased in up to 40 years due to a decades-old self-billing system. Harris said that last week he “ripped up” his decades-old Cavendish Press self-billing agreement with News UK after learning it was last renewed in 2011. “In reality rates of pay to freelancers are almost on a Dickensian level let alone the 21st Century. UK press agencies must be the only industry in the world that has not had a pay rise in 40 years. He said his new rates were based on the current rates plus inflation since 2009.

Source: The Times February 19, 2024 11:23 UTC