20th September 2005, 10:59 PM
I am not aware of any other projects the unit has recently undertaken that had a particularly high proportion of students/training grads/retirees/less experienced staff other than the one I refered to. I can say that casual diggers on that project were paid at Level 2: Site Assisant 1, according to the BAJR scale, which suggests they had the experience level required to do the basic job. If the unit was really cost cutting and the staff employed had little experience then wouldn't they have been employed at Level 1 wages? If the unit has done other projects with a similar staff structure then I haven't heard anything of them on the grapevine.
But as I understand it from your posts/replies your problem is with units employing too many of the lower levels of staff compared to the experienced staff, either to cut costs or because they are not considered good employers and therefore cannot recruit/retain experienced staff. What ratio would you suggest for say, Site Assistant 1s to Site Assistant 2s to Assistant Field Officers to Field Officers to Directors ? Does it depend on the size and type of project ?
I am just starting in this game and there seems to be so much politics involved its hard to know who or what to believe !
But as I understand it from your posts/replies your problem is with units employing too many of the lower levels of staff compared to the experienced staff, either to cut costs or because they are not considered good employers and therefore cannot recruit/retain experienced staff. What ratio would you suggest for say, Site Assistant 1s to Site Assistant 2s to Assistant Field Officers to Field Officers to Directors ? Does it depend on the size and type of project ?
I am just starting in this game and there seems to be so much politics involved its hard to know who or what to believe !