19th September 2005, 10:35 PM
Quote:quote:A former county archaeologist was frequently heard to say that they didn't agree with long term contracts! To keep diggers on short term work was to keep them keen and eager to please Although no longer a county mountie, they are still active within the professional body...- originally posted by Muddy
To get a more authoritative (and encouraging) idea of the IFA's corporate thinking on this topic, look at their website and open the 2004 AGM report on 'Archaeological Pay and Conditions'. The link to Peter Hinton's talk in that debate is also interesting.
It's mostly about pay and other benefits - doesn't deal much with job security - but it looks like their heart is in the right place. The only 'slow-down - don't hope for too much' type comments actually come from Prospect.
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