I have noticed that a certain Irish firm is recruiting Assitant directors. I worked as such in 2002 on a similar project in Ireland and wrote about my expereinces in the digger under the title "Irish Nightmare" I would encourage ANYONE! who is thinking of taking up this position to read that article. Remeber you have to be licesed to direct sites in Ireland. Be carefull.

Read On:

http://www.bajr.org/DiggerMagazine/The%2...icle3.html

The old chestnut has risen again... here is an update


More information can be obtained from FAS on 01 6070500 or their website http://www.fas.ie

or see http://www.oasis.gov.ie/employment/healt...#id3137350


Who pays for the Safe Pass course?
Generally the employer pays for the Safe Pass course. The employer under section 10,25 & 26 of Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act, 2005 is responsible to allow employees time off from their duties for awareness training as may be reasonable having regard to their health and safety without loss of remuneration.


Do students and seasonal workers need Safe Pass befoe working on a Construction site? If so who should pay?
Yes the Safe Pass Programme is aimed at all who work on a construction site, including new entrants. If a student wants to apply for a job on a construction site for seasonal work they must have the Safe Pass Card. In this instance they would have to pay for it themselves before they are employed. (and I would class mobile diggers in this.

Are archaeologists required to have a Safe Pass?
Strictly speaking, archaeologists are not construction workers and, as such, are not required by the Construction Regulations to have a Safe Pass. However, given that much of the work they do is in a construction type environment, it is appropriate that the employer assess the work to be undertaken on a site-specific basis. If an objective assessment shows that employees having "safe pass" would help the employer comply with his/her general duties regarding training (in accordance with Section 8 of the 2005 Safety Health & Welfare at Work act) then the employer should give strong consideration to having workers obtain safe pass.

This said... it does become up to you.... some companies will pay... some won't. Safe Pass preffered is a cop out... but there you go. You could suggest that if you work x ammount of time with the company they reimburse you... (say longer than 3 months) or they could write into your contract that if after paying for your Safepass you scarper to another company... you have to pay them back.

Quote:quote:Your employer cannot require you to reimburse them for the cost of the course if you subsequently leave your job. (The only exception to this is where you have signed something in your contract of employment stating you will reimburse any training fees incurred before you have given a certain period of service).

Roll up! Roll up! Much cheapness!!!

ello, ladies and gentlemen, today you have the fantastic oportunity to purchase some of the gems of archaeological publishing at bargain prices!!!!

I used to be an archaeologist, but jumped ship. Ironicly enough, I'm still in the red (actually its more like deep purple and starting to develop gangrene) so have decided to bite the bullet and flog my archaeology book collection. There is more, but alot of my stuff is in storage at the moment. Since I'm such a nice gal, you lucky people are getting first pick!!


Field Archaeology: An introduction. by Peter L. Drewett. 1999. UCL Press. Cost ?16.99. yours for ?8.

Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest. by H R Lyon, 2nd edition. Longman. Cost lots. yours for ?8

The Rise of Christianity in Northern Europe. Carole M Cusack 1998. Cussel. Cost ?15.99. yours for ?8.

The Past in Perspective. Kenneth L Feder.1996. Mayfield. Cost ?20.99 yours for ?10.

A few East Anglian Archaeology Reports:

EAA37. Excavations at St. Martin-at-the-palace plain, Norwich, 1981.

EAA17 Waterfront Excavation and Thetford Ware Production, Norwich. 1983.

EAA68 Excavations at Fishergate, Norwich, 1985.


All at ?8 each.


Norwich Castle Keep: Romanesque Architecture and Social Context. T A Heslop. 1994. Centre of East Anglian Studies. ?5.


I've left off p + p, as I've decided to let buyers decide how they want me to send it. Normal post, registered mail, sellotaped to a particularly muscular carrier pigeon, whatever. Or even get them from me in person, in the highly unlikely event they happen to be in my area.


This is not a scam, I am a real person. My real name is Claire Gerson, in case anyone remembers me/heard the legend etc.

Anybody interested, email me at electrum1979@yahoo.co.uk


(Cheers David, for letting me do this!

Troll said on the interesting precedent thread.

"Developer "heritage" Insurance.Developer pays yearly premiums based upon the potential within their catchment areas,recent building record etc. All developers required by law to carry this insurance.

Sorry Troll this will not work. I set up said policy at Lloyds of London 17 years ago and it is now not operating. What you are suggesting is actually a levy or tax system not a private sector insurance.

Peter

Where can I get some reasonably priced decent digital (2 decimal places), plastic, spreading and sliding callipers from for post-ex analysis?

From what I can gather "digging" jobs these days are not far removed from casual labour with people being employed by the day or the week.

"Temping" is a common means of employment for chefs, secretarys and teachers as well as many others. An employer rings up an agency for staff to cover sick and other leave, busy periods and special events.

Would it be better to recognise that this is a valid mode of employment and establish a mechanism to put employers/employees in touch. The BAJR CVs on line ought to have this function but few people actually state what jobs they want, what there availability is and where they are prepared to work.

Dr Peter Wardle

Was wondering a while back about the contributors to the message board, more specific- what positions the hold (not where!). Just interested to see proportion of job types (diggers, environmental, finds, tea makers etc). Anyone interested?

Hot off the presses: paying a supplement in lieu of a holiday entitlement has been ruled illegal in Europe.

See:http://money.guardian.co.uk/worklifebala...45,00.html
It sums up:
A regime of rolled-up holiday pay may lead to situations in which the minimum period of paid annual leave is, in effect, replaced by an allowance in lieu, which the working time directive prohibits in order to ensure that a worker is entitled to actual rest."
A group of workers complained to the Leeds' Employment Tribunal about the fact that their various employers were using the rolled-up holiday pay system instead of giving them pay for specific annual leave. The tribunal passed the case to the EU judges for a ruling under EU law.
Rolled-up holiday pay is often used by employers for workers who have unusual working arrangements. Firms argue it is often difficult to assess what the precise holiday entitlement is for some shift workers or casual employees because there is no "normal" working week.


I know of one archaeological unit that does this, and I'm sure it is not alone. I would now hope that all archaeologists subject to this employment fiddle immediately demand to receive their holiday entitlement. I suspect that the response will be a lowered pay rate, which will be lower than the IFA and BAJR recomended minima.

David, any chance that you can monitor this, now that the grey area has been cleared up?

This is probably one for Conservators or Finds Specialists but all feedback is most welcome.

The site is a large warehouse containing substantial timber decking associated with former railway loading/unloading. Once recorded, at least the greater part of this decking will be removed to offsite storage. Realistically the storage could stretch into decades. The individual timbers must be precisely locatable to the overall records for the area, therefore, each timber will receive a number and letter(s). Due to the likely extensive period these timbers could remain under storage it would be unwise to mark them with things such as (removable) twine and tags, however durable. The best way is to 'paint' the reference number unobtrusively on an end of each timber. Here lies the query. Given that these timbers are dark hardwoods and probably originally treated to some degree (perhaps oil-based treatments) ... What is the best product to mark these timber ends, as near as dammit, permanently.

Naturally, if one went into the average paintstore for advice one would probably come out pronto with a can of Dulux Brilliant White Non-Drip Gloss. Just in case there is a better alternative to this albeit excellent product, I am hoping this site is a good starting point for finding the 'solution' to this problem.

Thank you for anyone taking the time to give experienced feedback. Remember, clarity, durability and longevity are paramount to the marking of the timbers. (Ease of application would help too). Sizewise, the timbers are substantial.

Mike Parker

[blue]This is probably one for Conservators or Finds Specialists but all feedback is most welcome.

The site is a large warehouse containing substantial timber decking associated with former railway loading/unloading. Once recorded, at least the greater part of this decking will be removed to offsite storage. Realistically the storage could stretch into decades. The individual timbers must be precisely locatable to the overall records for the area, therefore, each timber will receive a number and letter(s). Due to the likely extensive period these timbers could remain under storage it would be unwise to mark them with things such as (removable) twine and tags, however durable. The best way is to 'paint' the reference number unobtrusively on an end of each timber. Here lies the query. Given that these timbers are dark hardwoods and probably originally treated to some degree (perhaps oil-based treatments) ... What is the best product to mark these timber ends, as near as dammit, permanently.

Naturally, if one went into the average paintstore for advice one would probably come out pronto with a can of Dulux Brilliant White Non-Drip Gloss. Just in case there is a better alternative to this albeit excellent product, I am hoping this site is a good starting point for finding the 'solution' to this problem.

Thank you for anyone taking the time to give experienced feedback. Remember, clarity, durability and longevity are paramount to the marking of the timbers. (Ease of application would help too). Sizewise, the timbers are substantial.

Mike Parker[blue]