When you’re preparing your budget, the last thing you want to do is call 20 different local union offices looking for rates. Now you don’t have to: just point and click on any Union or Guild to quickly find the hourly, daily, weekly or flat rate for almost anyone in the industry, along with guarantees and Overtime provisions. Using our proprietary, searchable database will not only speed up the budgeting process, it will make your budget more accurate than ever.

The digital edition of the Showbiz Labor Guide now comes with a fully searchable and bookmarked eBook, compatible with the iPad®, iPhone® or a laptop. This version, also available as a standard PDF, is an exact copy of the Showbiz Labor Guide hardcover edition, with fully explained rules and working conditions for over 80 unions.

Unlike other guides which are little more than rate books, the Labor Guide offers in-depth knowledge for navigating production payroll and budgeting. Our Low Budget chapter gives you immediate access to current IATSE and guild budget tiers and rates, all in one convenient location. Our Frequently Asked Questions and Sample Timecards are invaluable tools for handling even the toughest payroll scenarios… and you won’t find them anywhere else. Whether budgeting your production, preparing time cards or weighing the cost of an on-set decision, you can move ahead confidently with the Showbiz Labor Guide, knowing you have the most accurate and complete information available.

Rules and Tools

Minimum Rates: Studio and Distant Location

Overtime

Meal Penalties

Turnaround

Travel Time

Minimum Staffing

Wage-and-Hour Law

Sample Timecards

Payroll FAQ’s

Low Budget

Minor Rules

Unions and Guilds covered include

ATSE: U.S. and Canada

Teamsters

SAG

AFTRA

DGA

WGA

AFM

Mac OSX 10.5 (or higher), Win XP, Vista, 7

CD-Rom Drive, 150mb of Hard Disk, 1Gb RAM