14th April 2006, 12:28 PM
Well, they are sort of compulsory, but very little will actually befall an Registered Archaeological Organisation that pays less than the IFA minimum.
The IFA does not consider paying less to be sufficiently serious to strip an RAO of its status. The worst an organisation can expect is that a note will be put next to its name in the list of RAOs. I guess the IFAs claims that "through its Registered Archaeological Organisation scheme [it] improves employment practices" and that it "works to improve pay and conditions" should be judged in the light of this knowledge.
(This was certainly the case two years ago and I presume it has not changed since.)
The IFA does not consider paying less to be sufficiently serious to strip an RAO of its status. The worst an organisation can expect is that a note will be put next to its name in the list of RAOs. I guess the IFAs claims that "through its Registered Archaeological Organisation scheme [it] improves employment practices" and that it "works to improve pay and conditions" should be judged in the light of this knowledge.
(This was certainly the case two years ago and I presume it has not changed since.)