27th March 2008, 10:13 AM
Quote:quote:Surely archaeology should aspire towards making this situation the norm rather than the exception? Why should archaeology as a profession seek to drive pay and conditions down to the lowest common level, rather than strive towards standards that are the norm in most other professions?
Hear hear!
Going back to Peter's point about competitiveness and charge-rates, I would suggest he reads Michael Heaton's thought-provoking piece in The Archaeologist. He gave an updated version of his paper at the IFA last week, which can be downloaded from this page.