EXCLUSIVE: Disney has rehired and furloughed crew working on its UK production The Little Mermaid and will utilize the government’s Job Retention Scheme, meaning they will receive 80% of salary up …
and will utilize the government’s Job Retention Scheme, meaning they will receive 80% of salary up to a maximum of £2,500 per month.
In email correspondence seen by Deadline, executive producer Jeff Silver and unit production manager Russell Allen notified production staff yesterday that it will rescind previous termination notices that were handed out on March 20 when it originally shut down the production until April 3; crew will still be paid in full until that date. The furlough will last until at least the end of May, unless shooting resumes before then or the production does not move forward as originally planned.
It’s not immediately clear if crew on any other Disney projects in the UK are being furloughed. Marvel picYesterday, Disney announced
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