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BONUS: Creating Sustainable Careers in the Screen Industries

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This bonus episode, recorded live in Belfast, explores how we can better support workplace conditions across the UK screen industry -from production and HR to legal and support services. This time we’re joined by HR consultant and executive coach Mairéad Regan. She shares her deep experience working across both in-house and freelance sectors in the screen industries. With a focus on fair, inclusive and effective hiring. The WorkWise for Screen podcast is supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery Funding.

This episode covers:

  • Why job descriptions need regular reviewing
  • Structuring interviews to minimise bias and ensure fairness
  • Creating safe work cultures
  • The importance of seeking legal advice early

Episode Topics

Introductions for this special episode recording live in Belfast, guest Mairéad Regan, HR consultant and coach shares practical guidance on recruitment, broadening talent pools and emphasises the importance of safe and open workplace cultures. (00:00 -08:35)

The importance of foundational HR practices, inclusive recruitment partnerships and internal accountability through D&I (00:08:35 - 00:14:05)

WorkWise for Screen as a valuable and growing resource, the need for greater flexibility in working practices. the episode closed by inviting listeners to explore the platform. (00:14:10 -to end)

Episode Highlights

“So first of all, you need to reflect the job description and say, ‘Is that accurate?’ More and more, you need to ensure that it's no longer a single channel in which you go out to find people. Companies have tended to use maybe a recruitment agency and keep going back to that recruitment agency. Expand that, look at your social media resources, look at LinkedIn, look at alternative means of ensuring that you are getting the widest possible applicant pool.” 03:15 -Mairéad Regan

“And in terms of the interviewing, making sure that you have...two people on the panel...because then there's notes taken and it's a very safe and proper process, but also you are not recruiting purely to kind of your unconscious bias...there are other views in the room in terms of who you actually would be the best fit” -04:05 -Mairéad Regan

“It goes back to creating a culture where people feel they are listened to and they're encouraged. They're encouraged to speak up. So, if people are in fear of speaking up, it's up to us as managers and business owners to provide the forums where that feedback can happen. Be it your one-to-one meetings, be it your team meetings, ensuring that you're saying to people, ‘come and talk to me.’ If I don't know their issues, there's nothing I can do about it, and you may choose to leave because that hasn't been addressed. Talk to us and we will try and accommodate 'em.” 08:05 -Mairéad Regan

“There's always going to be a tight budget. There's always gonna be a tight timescale. So let's find a way of working that supports people to help you meet those really tight timetables and allow them to have a way of working. Working with you and also meeting their caring responsibilities or whatever else that they need to factor into their day-to-day existence.” -15:45 -Keith Arrowsmith

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