12th January 2007, 07:36 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by drpeterwardle
In my view the IFA have acted as they should and in fact details of the outcome of other disciplinary action has been published on their web site.
Such hearings and the evidence should be private and in this case this is particularly so. Much of the evidence will have been his statements made on Britarch and BAJR. See below.
I am satisfied with both the procedure and the outcome but it gives me no pleasure.
Can we regard this matter as now closed and stop the IFA bashing.
Life is too short
Peter Wardle
For example:
"There is no question about it, my unit supplies all the equipment,
transport, plus safety helmet, hivis jacket and toe capped boots.
If any unit manager questions my units policy they shouldn't be
undertaking professional work on any level either.
For archaeological work on ALL occasions we where safety equipment, even
when the excavation levels are slight, it looks professional. I am sick to
the back teeth as archaeologists looking like tramps, after all a
solicitor wouldn't be seen dead at work not wearing a suit.
Archaeologists have to look professional, such as wearing a hardhat or
not, if you work for me and you don't wear safety equipment after 3
warnings your suspended on appeal. That is written into a signed contract.
The individual recently we suspended had not signed any contract so they
were luckily for them treated as if them had signed a contract. If I had
my way they would have been suspended.
As for unions, I wouldn't employ anyone who was a member of a union,
socialist institutions fit for the waste bin.
Karl-James Langford PGDipAH, PIFA "
Some of the statements abit extreme - namely the one about membership of unions and the suspension issue. There are many companies around the UK who do not allow a union presence, thank you Maggie Thatcher! However, if these were the only reasons, then surely a reprimand would have been sufficent, maybe followed by careful monitoring??? There have, after all been far, far worse actions committed by (now) MIFA's - including criminal records!