20th November 2005, 07:18 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by 1man1deskYou probably knew that I would just happen to have those figures at my fingertips.
- number of RAOs that are local-government based: Might be worth thinking about how many people they employ, as well as how many organisations. Quite a few of the non-local govt. organisations are very small (I know of one that has a total staff of 2). Some are quite big as well, though, so I haven't any idea of what proportion of RAO employees work for local authorities.
Total number of staff employed by RAO's: 1622
Total number of staff employed by local government RAOs: 346
Percentage of local government RAO employees: 24%
However as I have already explained that the Museum of London broke the local government 'grade 2' link back in the early 80's. I have no knowledge of whether the remaining units retain the 'grade 2' link. But, if you exclude MOLAS staff from the total, it becomes,
Total number of staff employed by local government RAOs (excluding MOLAS): 246
Percentage of local government staff (excluding MOLAS) of RAO total: 15%
It would appear that IFA policy linking recommended wage minima to Local government payscale 2 is based on a situation that only applies to 15% of RAO employed staff.