15th February 2008, 08:24 PM
I have to say that I fundamentally disagree with what Paul and David are saying.
1. There have been moves to end professional monopolies in things such as law.
2. The private sector trains people regularly why should archaeology be any different?
3. I simply do not believe Paul when he says the cost of training will make the difference to winning or loosing tenders. His firm made a 1.8 million pound surplus in 2004-2005 (and a 100k loss last year). The same is true for all the charities.
4.The cost of employing a digger is as follows:
Digger
Salary 15526
NI 1397
Pension 10% 1553
PPE 100
Payroll 60
Admin 1000
Tools 500
Material 500
Training 1000
Marketing 1000
Finance Charges 1000
Misc 1000
Total 24636
No of weels 42
Cost per working day 112
I cant say what charge rates actually are but they are more than £112.
Peter
1. There have been moves to end professional monopolies in things such as law.
2. The private sector trains people regularly why should archaeology be any different?
3. I simply do not believe Paul when he says the cost of training will make the difference to winning or loosing tenders. His firm made a 1.8 million pound surplus in 2004-2005 (and a 100k loss last year). The same is true for all the charities.
4.The cost of employing a digger is as follows:
Digger
Salary 15526
NI 1397
Pension 10% 1553
PPE 100
Payroll 60
Admin 1000
Tools 500
Material 500
Training 1000
Marketing 1000
Finance Charges 1000
Misc 1000
Total 24636
No of weels 42
Cost per working day 112
I cant say what charge rates actually are but they are more than £112.
Peter