Describe the main features of the measure/initiative:
Main aims:
Improving the working conditions for pregnant artists, particularly those subject to maternity protection; upgrading the economic situation of female artists
Target groups:
Pregnant artists performing in German state theatres
Expected results:
Raising fees; providing pregnant artists with certainty for planning
Website of the measure/initiative, if available:
What are the results achieved so far through the implementation of the measure/initiative?:
Minimum fee for pregnant artists raised to at least €2000 as of 1 April 2018; pregnant artists now receive guaranteed protection against non-extension of their contracts; temporary contracts are therefore no longer an existential risk if an artist falls pregnant