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<p>Following the decision of the Employment Tribunal, the National Gallery paid a
total of £158,000 (inclusive of VAT) in backdated holiday pay to those individuals
who were found by the Tribunal to have had ‘worker’ status while providing education
services for the Gallery.</p><p> </p><p>In common with all publicly funded cultural
institutions, the National Gallery operates independently and at arm’s length from
Government. Arm’s Length Bodies are required to adhere to all relevant employment
law, but their individual staffing structures and contractual arrangements are decisions
to be taken solely by the gallery’s executive and trustees.</p><p> </p><p>I understand,
however, that the National Gallery disputes the way in which aspects of this case
have been characterised, including the notion that the employment tribunal was a test
case for the ‘gig economy’ in the arts. More broadly, the 2017 Mendoza Review of Museums
in England considered in detail the nature of employment in the museums sector; the
Review Team found no evidence of widespread poor practice or insecure employment in
the museums sector.</p>
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