16th October 2005, 01:59 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by troll
If one is a long-standing field archaeologist, the Institute will only provide a membership level that acknowledges 6 months experience. Interesting, wonder if this is a contrived way of keeping wages down?
Of course one of the advantages of the IFA accepting that field responsibilites alone could qualify for MIFA status is that rates of pay would increase.
The current minimum for undertaking 'MIFA' duties is ?19,700 pa. (?377 pw). The current average pay of an experienced 'digger' (based upon BAJR adverts in the past 6 months) is ?271 pw.
If I were a 'Sunday morning cynic' I wouldn't go out ordering the new sofa just yet.....