27th July 2007, 01:44 PM
increasingly consultancies beyond archaeology in the environmental sector (and presumably beyond) seem to be offering an overall package, rather than fixed salary with employer's pension contributions so you can choose whether to put into pension, healthcare, gym membership etc, or just spend it all as cash down the pub or chipshop. My view is that they wouldn't be doing it if it wasn't in their financial interest rather than the employees, but I'm just an old cynic with old-fashioned views.