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EXCLUSIVE: Equity has voiced concerns astir moving conditions connected Squid Game: The Experience, nan live-action situation based connected nan deed Netflix series.
In a connection shared pinch Deadline, nan UK performers’ national said it had concerns that nan London-based acquisition whitethorn person denied workers “basic employment rights” and perchance jeopardized their safety. It said members could beryllium owed a “significant magnitude of money.”
Luna Entertainment Group, nan Sony Music Entertainment-owned institution that staged nan experience, said it takes its ineligible obligations “very seriously” and was unaware of immoderate information issues.
Luna produced Squid Game: The Experience based connected a licence from Netflix, allowing members of nan nationalist to return connected iconic Squid Game challenges for illustration Red Light Green Light. The arena was opened successful May past twelvemonth and unopen its doors connected January 4. Netflix declined to comment.
An Equity spokesperson said: “Equity has concerns that performers and shape guidance whitethorn person been denied basal employment authorities while moving connected Squid Game: The Experience, whose tally has now ended. This relates to performers and shape management’s worker position successful law, which entitles them to paid yearly leave, pension enrolment, and a written connection of employment particulars being provided.
“We are besides concerned astir nan producer’s wellness and information practices, including safeguarding measures. We would promote those who worked connected Squid Game: The Experience to get successful touch pinch nan national truthful that we tin analyse further.”
George Wood, managing head of Luna, told Deadline: “As a responsible company, we return our ineligible obligations very seriously. There were nary unit engaged connected Squid Game: The Experience successful London arsenic either a performer aliases shape management. They were engaged connected a freelance/contractor basis, which enabled them to take nan shifts based connected their readiness and to return different activity during nan project’s run.
“We person not been made alert of immoderate concerns astir wellness and information aliases safeguarding connected Squid Game The Experience. Luna has operated high-profile events and experiences for complete 10 years and prides itself connected nan highest levels of wellness and information and welfare.”
Luna has operated events for respective notable franchises, including Friends, Wicked, and Sex and nan City. Luna’s income stood astatine £7.6M successful nan 12 months to March 31, 2024, per its most-recently revenge net connected Companies House. The institution made a pre-tax nonaccomplishment of £1.6M complete nan aforesaid period.
