1st September 2005, 10:26 PM
Quote:quote:There should be a premium paid for short term contracts beyong a probationery period.EH to their credit, a couple of years ago, started paying over the going rate for field staff on short projects. Presumably because it was hard to attract experienced staff for a short job without good pay. Rumour had it that they had got some criticism for their previous rate however. It would be nice to see commercial units follow this lead, especially for fixed term jobs where staff are not going to be retained. Not so long ago I would happily have done short fixed term projects and then moved on, for better pay. Much better than the interminable "we've got more work week after next, so stick around" crap.