5th June 2004, 03:09 AM
Hang on a sec ...
'Local Authorities are increasingly far-removed from the real world, and should not be taken as a model for anything, especially how to organise a profession'
Please dont give me that crap, unlike all the cutthroat private units a Council unit has to meet all sorts of corporate standards, as a public service and as an archaeolgical contractor. They also have to provide far better rights to employees, in accordance with other public sector departments.
Despite this public field units generally have to be self funding or the council will close them down without thinking twice. My unit can keep in business, maintaining a service that can be far more involved with the general public, despite cowboy units coming in with devastatingly low bids cos they treat their diggers like vermin.
Sounds like a good way to organise a profession to me.
and no, we don't just work 9 til 5, if we have too we'll do the overtime no problem. and whats wrong with having tea breaks? you ever tried getting a machine driver to work through his break? just doesnt happen.
'Local Authorities are increasingly far-removed from the real world, and should not be taken as a model for anything, especially how to organise a profession'
Please dont give me that crap, unlike all the cutthroat private units a Council unit has to meet all sorts of corporate standards, as a public service and as an archaeolgical contractor. They also have to provide far better rights to employees, in accordance with other public sector departments.
Despite this public field units generally have to be self funding or the council will close them down without thinking twice. My unit can keep in business, maintaining a service that can be far more involved with the general public, despite cowboy units coming in with devastatingly low bids cos they treat their diggers like vermin.
Sounds like a good way to organise a profession to me.
and no, we don't just work 9 til 5, if we have too we'll do the overtime no problem. and whats wrong with having tea breaks? you ever tried getting a machine driver to work through his break? just doesnt happen.