We know, this legal stuff is so boring for most people 😪… but it is important to understand your rights and how these legal documents can affect your life!
On a shoot, models are required to complete a Release, where you give us permission to use the media we make of you for commercial purposes, in exchange for the nominated fee (more info on the Release).
If your shoot occurs in the Netherlands (Amsterdam), you’ll also be required to complete a Contract(separate to the Release form). Here it is as PDF.
Why is there a Contract?
Our company is based in the Netherlands, so we have to take some extra steps to comply with Dutch law when a shoot occurs in the same country we are based in.
In the Contract, you certify that you’re a Contractor, not an employee of ours. The Netherlands has strict employment laws, and a company can get into trouble if they are not followed precisely. This Contract protects us from these problems, by clearly stating you do not have rights that “real” employees have.
So we need to be super-clear:
When you do modelling work with us, you will not earn Annual Leave (holiday pay), you will not get sick pay, you will not get money put into your pension plan, or anything else you might expect in an employer-employee relationship!
Of course, this is because we don’t have an employer-employee relationship- we’re just contracting you to do some short term work!
The Contract does not limit you in any other way.
Will I be required to sign a Contract?
We have Shoot Producers around the world, including the Netherlands. If you live in the Netherlands, or near to it, it’s likely you’ll make a shoot in Amsterdam, and so you will need to complete the Contract (a Contract lasts for the next 60 days, after which a new one must be signed). This is done as part of the admin on the morning of a shoot day.
If you don’t live in Western Europe, it’s likely your first shoot will not be in the Netherlands so you will not be asked to complete a Contract. But if you choose to appear in more shoots later, some of them may involve travelling to Amsterdam for a few days.
No worries, we’ll pay for your flights and accommodation (more info). We may offer you shoots in the Netherlands, but you don’t have to accept – we’ll discuss with you how it would work. We may agree that some other city is more suitable (eg, Barcelona, Berlin).
