17th January 2007, 07:59 PM
I'm all for a 5% rise, and cheers to BAJR for doing all he can for this. I suspect any management consultant run benchmarking exercise worth its salt will have to call for more than this. As someone at the bottom of the ladder, people in local government also have the advantage over me in terms of union recognition, transparent demarcation, proper contracts and far greater sucurity of employment. Oh, and pensions. I'd love to see some of these things in archaeology as well.