14th April 2005, 07:38 PM
Your PS doesn't sound such a bad idea Troll. If the majority of site staff are employed on fixed short term contracts, no sick/holiday pay, then you're halfway there anyway and you might as well cop for the tax benefits. Many construction personnel work on the basis too of course.
This is likely to lead to the emergence of the archaeological staff agency (hi BAJR!) as happens in other walks of life. The more experienced people would get a higher rate.
The downside is that it can be hard to break out of the cycle - so what would be different? Also, in my other life, we reckoned that about 1 in 10 contract staff were worth the air they breath - but the situation would be different I think.
Hmm, worth thinking about!
This is likely to lead to the emergence of the archaeological staff agency (hi BAJR!) as happens in other walks of life. The more experienced people would get a higher rate.
The downside is that it can be hard to break out of the cycle - so what would be different? Also, in my other life, we reckoned that about 1 in 10 contract staff were worth the air they breath - but the situation would be different I think.
Hmm, worth thinking about!