6th April 2006, 04:27 PM
Duchess you may have a point there. When MoLAS advertised an identical geo-archaeologist post on BAJR last November, the advert stated that the post was BAJR Grade 5. I see that it has now been devalued to BAJR Grade 4. Maybe this is one way of getting around BAJR salary minima - drop the grading!!
Not the first time that it has happened recently either. Gloucestershire County unit advertised for an Assistant Project Officer at BAJR Grade 3 in February, offering a salary nearly ?1000 pa lower than an advert for the same post but at BAJR Grade 4, that went out in August 2005.
I picked up both fluctuations in salary as part of my OutwageUK survey (http://www.freewebs.com/outwageuk). I am surprised that the relevant trade unions in both organisations haven't been as assiduous, as it seems to be their members (and potential members) that ultimately lose out.
Not the first time that it has happened recently either. Gloucestershire County unit advertised for an Assistant Project Officer at BAJR Grade 3 in February, offering a salary nearly ?1000 pa lower than an advert for the same post but at BAJR Grade 4, that went out in August 2005.
I picked up both fluctuations in salary as part of my OutwageUK survey (http://www.freewebs.com/outwageuk). I am surprised that the relevant trade unions in both organisations haven't been as assiduous, as it seems to be their members (and potential members) that ultimately lose out.