has announced its first-ever code covering ethics and conduct for managers representing its 160,000 members.
The performers union said Tuesday its Personal Manager Code of Ethics and Conduct is a voluntary agreement designed to “promote honest and ethical relationships” between members and managers. It noted that it has never formally established a working relationship with the personal management community.
The provisions of the agreement include one that managers will not solicit employment for their client, except under the control and direction of a franchised agent; that clients’ funds will be kept segregated in an escrow or trust account; that managers will not use self-renewing provisions or collect upfront/advance fees or charges of any kind; and that disputes will be arbitrated through SAG-AFTRA.
Personal managers who sign the code will have their name and information listed on the SAG-AFTRA website — similar to how franchised agents are listed online.
“The establishment of the Personal Manager Code of Ethics and Conduct is a true ‘win-win,’ assuring important protections for SAG-AFTRA members while providing significant and meaningful benefits to our listed personal managers,” said SAG-AFTRA Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Duncan Crabtree-Ireland in a statement.
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