14th April 2006, 06:46 PM
Which is where partnership with BAJR comes in... By April 2007, I will be requiring adherence to IFA standards throughout the companies policy... so advert will appear with an IFA 'kitemark' where they are either RAOs or smaller organisations led by MIFA (I would hope that RAO costs are dependant on business size)
That way you will know that the company MUST follow certain requirements in pay and conditions...and there is a formal procedure to back that up. It should then be seen as better to be in the RAO scheme than out, as archaeologists will recognise that working for an RAO guarantees good practice (or else) and working for a company that is not RAO means you have no comeback on pay, conditions, training, holidays etc etc?
The benefit for RAOs will be a staffing policy that sees training, learning, professionalism and reasonable pay and conditions as ?best practice? providing archaeology with motivated, skilled, loyal, respected staff who will enjoy working and be rewarded for their efforts. Everyone a winner?.. now it will take a couple of years to see it through?. But I actually think that by 2008/9 this will be seen as standard and the winners will be everyone, Companies with staff that like to work and are part of the structure (stakeholders in the process if you like) and this gives the companies the benefit of receiving respect and hardwork in return.
Another day another WSI?
That way you will know that the company MUST follow certain requirements in pay and conditions...and there is a formal procedure to back that up. It should then be seen as better to be in the RAO scheme than out, as archaeologists will recognise that working for an RAO guarantees good practice (or else) and working for a company that is not RAO means you have no comeback on pay, conditions, training, holidays etc etc?
The benefit for RAOs will be a staffing policy that sees training, learning, professionalism and reasonable pay and conditions as ?best practice? providing archaeology with motivated, skilled, loyal, respected staff who will enjoy working and be rewarded for their efforts. Everyone a winner?.. now it will take a couple of years to see it through?. But I actually think that by 2008/9 this will be seen as standard and the winners will be everyone, Companies with staff that like to work and are part of the structure (stakeholders in the process if you like) and this gives the companies the benefit of receiving respect and hardwork in return.
Another day another WSI?