3rd March 2007, 10:04 PM
You misunderstand my point - the 5% 'on top' is the potential additional cost to the company (actually likely to be an additional 3% as LG pay award will end up around 2%). I was trying to say that the net effect of all these things together in the same year would be to raise the costs of the companies considerably, and is likely to adversely affect their competitiveness.
And the 'choose the good company over the bad' doesn't work when only the bad company has work because they have the tenders and you need to eat and pay the rent? And there is so much misinformation and uninformed c**p bandied about in tea huts and on here in recent months that the identification of the good guys is made difficult.
Can we also take the personal element out of this - just for information yes, of course we pay holiday - it is a statutory requirement. Sick pay is a new one , especially outsie local government units (who of course have their ultimate finacial safety net behind them).
The situation IFA have created with the pension issue, as well as allowing employers to 'buy out' items like holiday, hours and sick pay has completely muddied the water and will create more than a little confusion in site staff's minds as they attempt to balance those companies who will be buying it out aganst those who provide the benefits. Is it better to take cash in the pay-packet today, or cosnsider the prospect of sick pay tomorrow and pension in 40 years time? I know what short-term view most will be choosing.
Not sure about the maths either - 5% of say £270 pw = £13.50 - that is more than £1 per day. Working week of 5 days a week is £2.70
And finally - just when and how did you become responsible for negotiating the terms and conditions of archaeological staff across the country?
And the 'choose the good company over the bad' doesn't work when only the bad company has work because they have the tenders and you need to eat and pay the rent? And there is so much misinformation and uninformed c**p bandied about in tea huts and on here in recent months that the identification of the good guys is made difficult.
Can we also take the personal element out of this - just for information yes, of course we pay holiday - it is a statutory requirement. Sick pay is a new one , especially outsie local government units (who of course have their ultimate finacial safety net behind them).
The situation IFA have created with the pension issue, as well as allowing employers to 'buy out' items like holiday, hours and sick pay has completely muddied the water and will create more than a little confusion in site staff's minds as they attempt to balance those companies who will be buying it out aganst those who provide the benefits. Is it better to take cash in the pay-packet today, or cosnsider the prospect of sick pay tomorrow and pension in 40 years time? I know what short-term view most will be choosing.
Not sure about the maths either - 5% of say £270 pw = £13.50 - that is more than £1 per day. Working week of 5 days a week is £2.70
And finally - just when and how did you become responsible for negotiating the terms and conditions of archaeological staff across the country?