17th February 2006, 02:30 PM
You are of course correct Digger, money dosen't really come into it if you have to help somebody. However, I do think that it is about the extra responsability. If you are asking anybody to take on extra training, keep that training up to date and respond effectively if something goes wrong then I do feel that this commitment should be recognised.
It is only relatively recently in my Unit has introduced the 1st Aid allowance, but this has ensured that every project has had a qualified first aider on site. Surely this can only be a good thing? While the money isn't much it is at least a tangable 'reward' for increased skills, which is more than you get for some other 'extra' skills that people routinely use on a project. That is not to say that I think that 1st Aid provision is an extra.
It is only relatively recently in my Unit has introduced the 1st Aid allowance, but this has ensured that every project has had a qualified first aider on site. Surely this can only be a good thing? While the money isn't much it is at least a tangable 'reward' for increased skills, which is more than you get for some other 'extra' skills that people routinely use on a project. That is not to say that I think that 1st Aid provision is an extra.