18th December 2006, 10:18 AM
You may be heartened to hear Kevin that BAJR has stuck with IFA/LG grades as it was 'seen' to be an industry minimum. This coming year... this is changing. And with new benchmarking there will be a real understanding of what real wages should be ...
For those that were at the PROSPECT - BAJR - DIGGERS Forum meeting in London, they would have seen the horrible truth that (according to my figures) it is the middle grades that are worse paid.. with rates in some cases needing to rise by some 42% to achieve parity.. Now we all know that is impossible in a short term rise... so has to be phased in over a number of years... We also have to remember that we have to give in return. So training and professionalism must be the payback. The biggest headache for me has been the 4 different pay scales involved in archaeology... Museum, Private, University and Local Govt. --- each is slightly different and each looks at job positions in slightly different ways.
The new Scheme will look mainly at Minimums for Private Contractors. Museums/University and Local Govt already have scales. in fact the Teaching positions show just how bizarre the disparity is...
Lecturer A (roughly a Project Officer) or G5 are starting on c. £29,300 (G5 = 18450 minimum )
Research asst (like a junior supervisor ) or G3/4 are starting on roughly 21k (G4 = 16137 minimum )
So you see how silly it looksâ¦
However we have to start somewhere⦠and so BAJR is⦠even if it means risking my entire site⦠after all⦠if you (the employer) think I am being dictatorial and unfair⦠then you wonât advertise with me. And if you (the employee) decide to go for less than BAJR minimum jobs then I am equally stuffed.
What we need is a broad support, via SCAUM, IFA, PROSPECT and Diggers Forum. Representing the Employees, Employers and RAO organisations. Then BAJR can implemement the payscales they agree on. Until then thoughâ¦
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
For those that were at the PROSPECT - BAJR - DIGGERS Forum meeting in London, they would have seen the horrible truth that (according to my figures) it is the middle grades that are worse paid.. with rates in some cases needing to rise by some 42% to achieve parity.. Now we all know that is impossible in a short term rise... so has to be phased in over a number of years... We also have to remember that we have to give in return. So training and professionalism must be the payback. The biggest headache for me has been the 4 different pay scales involved in archaeology... Museum, Private, University and Local Govt. --- each is slightly different and each looks at job positions in slightly different ways.
The new Scheme will look mainly at Minimums for Private Contractors. Museums/University and Local Govt already have scales. in fact the Teaching positions show just how bizarre the disparity is...
Lecturer A (roughly a Project Officer) or G5 are starting on c. £29,300 (G5 = 18450 minimum )
Research asst (like a junior supervisor ) or G3/4 are starting on roughly 21k (G4 = 16137 minimum )
So you see how silly it looksâ¦
However we have to start somewhere⦠and so BAJR is⦠even if it means risking my entire site⦠after all⦠if you (the employer) think I am being dictatorial and unfair⦠then you wonât advertise with me. And if you (the employee) decide to go for less than BAJR minimum jobs then I am equally stuffed.
What we need is a broad support, via SCAUM, IFA, PROSPECT and Diggers Forum. Representing the Employees, Employers and RAO organisations. Then BAJR can implemement the payscales they agree on. Until then thoughâ¦
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu