Ik ben niet heel erg thuis in wat nu precies de vlam is geweest bij de castmembers (@Eftelabbo Dit komt vanuit het theatre en film industrie, medewerkers bij Disney worden zo genoemd omdat ze on-stage zijn wanneer zij in het park werken). Volgens een artikel van Forbes is het salaris in de laatste tien jaar met 24.8% omhoog gegaan, hebben ze net begin van dit jaar 5,5% extra gekregen.
Ik weet hoe hoog de inflatie omhoog is gegaan in Frankrijk, maar ik verwacht dat deze acties hierdoor zijn gekomen. Dat de verhogingen van de Cast Members niet in lijn liggen met wat de prijzen zijn in de winkel.
Vond de samenvatting wel mooi hoe ze werken bij Disneyland Paris in cijfers, lees voor het artikel nog even door. Zitten goede vergelijkingen tussen de Amerikanen en Fransen.
It stands in stark contrast to the pay of the 70,000 staff at the Walt Disney World complex in Orlando, Florida. Their contract includes a no-strike clause and was renegotiated in March to increase their minimum pay by 20% to $18 per hour by the end of this year. It may sound like a blockbuster achievement but it was actually their first pay rise since 2018.
Unlike many US theme parks, the vast majority of Cast Members at Disneyland Paris are on permanent contracts and this affords them benefits that many temporary workers can only dream of. In 2017 its budget for employee training and education was three times the legal minimum and three years later it delivered 306,750 hours of training despite being in the midst of the pandemic. Around 400 training programmes are available annually to all Cast Members at Disneyland Paris and it has a magic touch as 78% of them become managers through internal promotion.
The Cast Members are a diverse group as they represent 124 nationalities and 5.9% of them have a disability. Equal opportunities are far from a fantasy as women represent 49% of all Cast Members, 56% of senior leaders and 44% of executive committee members.
Senior citizens even get special treatment as Cast Members aged over 57 may be offered tailored working time arrangements. Training and support in preparation for retirement is also offered to Cast Members aged 50 and over.
However, the strongest endorsement of the resort’s employment credentials came a few years ago when it revealed that 60% of its staff have worked there for at least five years and 13% have been there since it opened in 1992. In 2015, the average length of service was more than nine years which is not to be sniffed at. It is perhaps no surprise as over the past decade, total staff pay at Disneyland Paris has risen 40.1% to hit a record $816 million (€761 million) in 2022.
