https://www.historicengland.org.uk/image...l-remains/

Quote:In some urban locations, particularly towns and smaller cities, development economics have
in the past encouraged developers to propose schemes which retain the archaeological sites
beneath them from the outset. This is because the potential cost of excavation and post-excavation
of large quantities of archaeological material may be greater than the funds available.

Whilst such a ‘lowest cost’ option might initially seem to be attractive, it is essential that the
significance of archaeological deposits and their state of preservation are fully understood,
and harm adequately assessed. This provides sufficient information for decision-taking, and
helps to minimise the risk of unexpected impacts and costs later in the process.

Have we arrived, at the point at which our beloved industry has finally caught up with others on Health and Safety? Are we consistently mobilised armed with yet another generic Risk Assessment? Or no Assessment at all? Are Risk Assessments comprehensive and be honest-do you read them? Am genuinely interested to see if we have finally evolved as a workforce.....not a name and shame thread so please-behave but equally, let`s have some honesty on this......:-)

Well are you ready for the replacement CSCS cards?

http://www.bajrfed.co.uk/bajrpress/cscs-...-and-fame/

In a nutshell

[h=4]The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers have released a joint statement on recent work towards establishing appropriate mechanisms for archaeologists to achieve accreditation under the Construction Skills Certification Scheme after September 2017, when the current scheme is to be withdrawn.

The following CSCS cards will be available for archaeologists

• Apprentices’ card – available to archaeologists on a recognised apprenticeship scheme provided it contains a basic health and safety element. Card valid for five years. No health and safety test required.
  
• Trainee card – available to students or trainees registered on a recognised training course. For an employers’ training scheme to be recognised by CSCS, it will need to be endorsed by CIfA, as the standards setting body for archaeology. CIfA will design a framework around National Occupational Standards, for all employers to use. Card valid for five years. Requires the basic (operative level) health and safety test.
  
• Academically Qualified Person (AQP) card – available to archaeologists with an ‘archaeology and heritage degree’. There is currently a lack of clarity from the scheme regarding what qualifies; to be resolved by CIfA, FAME and CSCS agreeing a list of courses. For reasons of pragmatism, these will be very broadly defined initially in order to ease the transition following the withdrawal of the CRO card. Requires the Manager level health and safety test. Valid for five years.
  Note: CSCS is proposing changes to the AQP route in future to ensure that candidates are able to demonstrate appropriate competence. CIfA and FAME understand that these changes will not be introduced for at least 6 months following the withdrawal of the CRO card.
  
• Professionally Qualified Person (PQP) card – Will be available at three levels, equating to Operative, Supervisor and Manager (= PCIfA, ACIfA, MCIfA) – and with the three corresponding health and safety tests (card to be clearly marked to indicate which level test had been taken). Approval has been gained for the PCIfA level card (agreed by FAME and CIfA as the priority). Mapping for ACIfA and MCIfA will be undertaken late 16/early 17. CIfA membership at appropriate level will need to be maintained in order for cards to be renewed. Card valid for five years.
  

I have to admit to being guilty of not looking in for some time, but is seems as if things have fizzled out here. Has Facebook replaced the site hut?

The European Landscape Convention:
http://www.coe.int/en/web/landscape/home
Do we risk loss of this protection for Heritage, Communities and Landscape?
Can we remain signatories if the UK votes Leave?&
Do we want to see Archaeology across Europe protected in a similar manner to our own in the UK?

Discuss....

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/...ion/2/made

Quote:

Quote:Public administration

2.—(1) For section 47(2) and (3) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988(1) substitute—
“(2) Where material is open to public inspection pursuant to a statutory requirement, copyright in the material is not infringed by an act to which subsection (3A) applies provided that—

(a) the act is done by or with the authority of the appropriate person,
(b) the purpose of the act is—
(i) to enable the material to be inspected at a more convenient time or place, or
(ii) to otherwise facilitate the exercise of any right for the purpose of which the statutory requirement is imposed, and
© in the case of the act specified in subsection (3A)©, the material is not commercially available to the public by or with the authority of the copyright owner.

(3) Where material which contains information about matters of general scientific, technical, commercial or economic interest is on a statutory register or is open to public inspection pursuant to a statutory requirement, copyright in the material is not infringed by an act to which subsection (3A) applies provided that—

(a) the act is done by or with the authority of the appropriate person,
(b) the purpose of the act is to disseminate that information, and
© in the case of the act specified in subsection (3A)©, the material is not commercially available to the public by or with the authority of the copyright owner.

(3A) This subsection applies to any of the following acts—

(a) copying the material,
(b) issuing copies of the material to the public, and
© making the material (or a copy of it) available to the public by electronic transmission in such a way that members of the public may access it from a place and at a time individually chosen by them.”

(2) For section 48(2) and (3) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 substitute—
“(2) The Crown may, without infringing copyright in the work, do an act specified in subsection (3) provided that—

(a) the act is done for the purpose for which the work was communicated to the Crown, or any related purpose which could reasonably have been anticipated by the copyright owner, and
(b) the work has not been previously published otherwise than by virtue of this section.
(3) The acts referred to in subsection (2) are—

(a) copying the work,
(b) issuing copies of the work to the public, and
© making the work (or a copy of it) available to the public by electronic transmission in such a way that members of the public may access it from a place and at a time individually chosen by them.”

I did a search looking after the demise of the much loved HER world and came across snarly welsh attempts to get HERs statutory but it seems to be buried in a "news" forum which doesn't bring the thread to the front of the thread or notice in index pages (?)

http://www.bajrfed.co.uk/showthread.php?...nvironment

hosty seems to like it, is it some kind of must-have facebook connivance?

Dig Discover Enjoy http://www.thedigsite.co.uk/shop.html

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/75

Does anybody know if this Act allows county councils to charge district councils for the maintenance of county museums?

Quote:3.6.4 In England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man ownership of objects rests with
the landowner, except where other law overrides this (e.g. Treasure Act 1996, Burial
Act 1857). The archaeologist undertaking the fieldwork or the planning archaeologist
must make this clear at the inception of the project (in the brief, WSI or project design).

Archaeology employs a lot of people on short term contracts, it is thus important that these individuals are paid their pro rata annual leave entitlement at the end of the contract, minus what they have taken as leave of cause.

Since 1998 everyone working a full 5 day week is entitled to 28 days annual leave or the pro rata equivellent. Contrary to popular opinion there is no statutory entitlement to bank holidays although employers can, and many do, require you to take 8 days of your annual leave entitlement on bank holidays.

So, to work out what a temporary employee needs to to be paid in holiday pay at the end of the contract you simply work out their pro rata holiday entitlement minus what days they have taken as annual leave, including any bank holidays.

What an employer should not do, and many do do is deduct all the bank holidays from the annual leave entitlement and work out their employees pro rata entitlement on 20 days annual leave minus any annual leave days that do not fall on bank holidays. In short you can't deduct bank holidays thst have not beem taken from an employees overal holiday entitlement.

I know employers who do this and it can potentially leave people short on holidsy pay by up to 2.3 days.

Has anyone else come across this or is there anyone who is not aware of this?