4th June 2008, 12:34 PM
Profit in archaeology.
Should there be any and who should it be for. I suggest that working in a system dominated by Not for Profit organisations and civil servants that anybody slightly looking at archaeology from a profit motive will be immediately accused of overcharging the client particularly in a system dependant on the enforcement of polluter pays. Looking at Hostys salary scale what you are see is the nearest there is for Profit (personalised) for Not for Profit organisations, presumably organisations that have a steady and reliable turnover. The client pays for expenses to do archaeology as well as the pay for archaeologists to do the archaeology. So where does an archaeologist fit in. Hostys range of weekly rates varies from 265 to 600 pounds. It has no one highlighted as an archaeologist. So there is no one for a good finance director to work for or rather each pay level would want something different from a finance director. This beast spends a proportion of its time doing things such as getting new work, doing fieldwork, producing a product, organising its finances and going on holiday. It self manages, it can take some advise but it does not require anybody else. Its all team until the work dries up.
In my world I have limits like I cant be digging in two different fields at the same time or undertake any two functions at the same time as I am male. But what should I charge if I want to use the description archaeologist. This is where the ifa falls down for me. It seems to want individuals to join but to then follow a collective retirement structure. Hosty and I have absolutely no problem with not being in it. It is of no consequence to the individual archaeologist. I really don?t know how it finances its self. It?s a limited company. It seems to hang out in universities and gets its conferences and various activities sponsored. Why would anybody pay fees to it. I mean do most of it members pay the fee or are they being paid for by employers. Hosty, do mounties get their membership fees paid? Were yours being paid whilst you worked for the council?
Should there be any and who should it be for. I suggest that working in a system dominated by Not for Profit organisations and civil servants that anybody slightly looking at archaeology from a profit motive will be immediately accused of overcharging the client particularly in a system dependant on the enforcement of polluter pays. Looking at Hostys salary scale what you are see is the nearest there is for Profit (personalised) for Not for Profit organisations, presumably organisations that have a steady and reliable turnover. The client pays for expenses to do archaeology as well as the pay for archaeologists to do the archaeology. So where does an archaeologist fit in. Hostys range of weekly rates varies from 265 to 600 pounds. It has no one highlighted as an archaeologist. So there is no one for a good finance director to work for or rather each pay level would want something different from a finance director. This beast spends a proportion of its time doing things such as getting new work, doing fieldwork, producing a product, organising its finances and going on holiday. It self manages, it can take some advise but it does not require anybody else. Its all team until the work dries up.
In my world I have limits like I cant be digging in two different fields at the same time or undertake any two functions at the same time as I am male. But what should I charge if I want to use the description archaeologist. This is where the ifa falls down for me. It seems to want individuals to join but to then follow a collective retirement structure. Hosty and I have absolutely no problem with not being in it. It is of no consequence to the individual archaeologist. I really don?t know how it finances its self. It?s a limited company. It seems to hang out in universities and gets its conferences and various activities sponsored. Why would anybody pay fees to it. I mean do most of it members pay the fee or are they being paid for by employers. Hosty, do mounties get their membership fees paid? Were yours being paid whilst you worked for the council?