20th November 2005, 04:20 PM
I don't think the problem is actually with local government pay scales, its where archaeologists sit within the hierarchy of the local government scales.
Fact; There are no other local government posts which require graduate entry which pay as low as local government scale 2.
Fact; most areas of local government recognise membership of a professional body as worthy of enhanced pay scales, excepting the IFA and archaeology.
Fact; There is a great flexibility within a local government pay scale. Archaeologists could be paid for example an entry grade at the top of scale 2, not the bottom.
Fact: a study carried out by the Museum of London (the Manning Report) in the early 1980's, recommended that the entry grade for archaeologists should be local government grade 3, with promotion to grade 4 after a probation period and that supervisory staff should be on at least local government grade 5.
Fact: Of 50 RAOs, only 10 are local government based organisations. They are, Albion, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Molas, Northamptonshire, Southampton, Surrey, Warwickshire, Worcestershire. Not even close to a majority, but as you say they manage to set the IFA minimum pay agenda.
Fact; There are no other local government posts which require graduate entry which pay as low as local government scale 2.
Fact; most areas of local government recognise membership of a professional body as worthy of enhanced pay scales, excepting the IFA and archaeology.
Fact; There is a great flexibility within a local government pay scale. Archaeologists could be paid for example an entry grade at the top of scale 2, not the bottom.
Fact: a study carried out by the Museum of London (the Manning Report) in the early 1980's, recommended that the entry grade for archaeologists should be local government grade 3, with promotion to grade 4 after a probation period and that supervisory staff should be on at least local government grade 5.
Fact: Of 50 RAOs, only 10 are local government based organisations. They are, Albion, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Molas, Northamptonshire, Southampton, Surrey, Warwickshire, Worcestershire. Not even close to a majority, but as you say they manage to set the IFA minimum pay agenda.