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Event Careers Live launches
The UK’s first dedicated event for
people seeking to work in or improve
their careers in the events industry
launches this January.
Event Careers Live, 24 January at
Banking Hall, London, has assembled
companies who will be recruiting
at the event including drp Group,
Clarion Events and WRG.
The event is designed to help
young and hungry eventprofs learn
more about the industry and plan
out their career journey, covering;
marketing, sales, operations, and
Opinion
Anyone who has worked outside the Event
industry will know how differently it works
to other occupations. Because of its nature, an
event is likely to have several different suppliers
all on site at the same time. A freelancer that
you employ could have been working for one of
your competitors last week. You possibly hired
in goods from a competitor to add to your own
stock, because in the event industry you all get
on fairly well with each other (normally!).
This type of arrangement doesn’t happen
in many other industries. An employee found
to be working for a competitor is likely to be
dismissed because an employer would think
that trade secrets could be disclosed. You would
never hire or buy goods from a competitor
because they wouldn’t wish to openly show their
prices or discounts within the market.But at
events it all works. Companies deal with others
that they trust and therefore relationships last
for a substantial number of years. Relationships
06
creative roles with insight in to how
to pursue each route. The event
consists of a combination of panel
and campfire sessions and one-to-one
mentoring with experts sharing their
experience and advice.
Panel highlights include ‘What
is takes to organise and deliver big
events’ discussing the skills needed to
deliver big festivals, exhibitions and
corporate events. Taste of London;
Top Gear Live and Fast and Furious
Live will feature. To register for free
visit www.eventcareerslive.com
We’ve dealt with them for years – it will be ok
can be so long established that everyone’s
forgotten any terms of trade that may be
agreed, and if there are some small losses
you somehow resolve them between
yourselves.
But what happens when the big loss
occurs? What happens when the solicitor
demands a payment because that’s what
your terms and conditions say, despite both
parties knowing that wasn’t their intention
– or perhaps just one party thinks it wasn’t
the intention. We have recently been
dealing with a claim where this scenario
occurred. There was substantial damage
and if the goods had not been repairable
the claim could have reached in total seven
figures.
Equipment was damaged whilst on a
tour. The hire was all agreed with the
production company and was for the
benefit of the band who had their own
company. As is standard, goods were
hired on the basis that the hirer was fully
responsible.
But who was the hirer? A quotation had
been sent to the band’s company but the
quote had been accepted by the production
company. The production company was
small and had not arranged any insurance
cover because they didn’t believe they were
responsible.
The band’s company have never
accepted the quotation. They possibly do
not know the value of the equipment to
insure it correctly and could argue that
they have never accepted the quotation.
It would be good to say that this was a
one off. It is probably a situation that is
occurring on a regular basis, although each
with its own separate circumstances.
Unfortunately, when large losses
are involved, solicitors and insurance
companies will only look at what the legal
position is. They will not be concerned
with the relationship or even that it could
result in the loss of future business. The
agreement is the agreement.
So, the message is deal with your friends
and acquaintances because that is the best
way to run businesses, but don’t forget that
the paperwork still needs to be in place and
always think about “what if…”.
Peter Tilsed is a director of Luker Rowe
Insurance Brokers and with over 30 years’
experience of dealing in the AV and Events
business