Workplace situations
Options for responding to a concern about pay, safety or working conditions.
Find a situation to read about the steps you can take, wording you can adapt and the sources that apply.
These are examples, not reports about named productions.
15 situations
“It’s a day rate. There’s no overtime.”
A day rate needs a defined day. “Flat” is not an answer to a question about hours.
Pay & hours“Just pick up the truck before your call.”
Do not let the call sheet erase the work either side of it.
Pay & hours“You’ll figure it out. Just get it done.”
Being willing is not the same as being trained.
Safety & pressure“You’re wrapped. Drive the truck back.”
Getting the shot is not the end of the safety problem.
Fatigue & travel“Eat while we reset.”
A sandwich in your hand does not tell us whether you got a break.
Meals & breaks“There’s nowhere to warm up. We’re nearly done.”
Basic arrangements belong in the plan, not at the end of a long day.
Locations & basic needs“We’ve added a kiss. It’s not a big deal.”
A change in the scene needs a conversation—not pressure in front of the crew.
Consent & boundaries“Send a nude self-tape so we can decide.”
You can question the request without sending the material first.
Auditions“Come to my hotel room. Come alone.”
A casting opportunity should not depend on accepting an isolated meeting.
Auditions“It’s wardrobe. You need to get over it.”
A technical task still needs a respectful conversation.
Consent & boundaries“It’s just a small fall.”
“Small” is not a safety plan.
Stunts & physical risk“Parents wait outside. We’ll handle it.”
A child’s workday needs its own plan.
Children on set“People who complain don’t get called back.”
You do not have to make your case in front of the whole crew.
Pressure & retaliation“You invoice us, so none of those rules apply.”
The label is a starting point, not the whole answer.
Pay & contracts“Put twelve hours. That’s what we budgeted.”
The budget is not a record of your hours.
Pay & records
Stunt safety: the Deadpool 2 investigation
After a stunt performer died on Deadpool 2 in August 2017, WorkSafeBC identified failures in risk assessment, worker orientation, physical barriers, head protection and supervision.
Documented B.C. incident. Source: WorkSafeBC, investigation release, 2 October 2019, “Contributing factors” and “Health and safety violations”. A separate release records the penalty imposed in May 2020.
Read the regulator’s findings ↗ · 2020 penalty notice ↗
This is a documented B.C. case, not an allegation about a Saskatchewan production. The situations above are illustrative; they are not testimony from this incident. These historical releases do not establish the current status of any appeal.