17th July 2008, 02:19 PM
Thanks to Wombat for starting this thread.
There has been a dramatic turn around in the demand for archaeologists in the last 12 months and the credit crunch is only one factor. The real issues are how long is this going to last for, how many redundancies will there be and how many firms will be go bust.
The margins on most projects will be smaller so there will be a greater pressure to use "cut price" organisations. As for big pay rises and improvements in conditions ......
Dr Peter Wardle
There has been a dramatic turn around in the demand for archaeologists in the last 12 months and the credit crunch is only one factor. The real issues are how long is this going to last for, how many redundancies will there be and how many firms will be go bust.
The margins on most projects will be smaller so there will be a greater pressure to use "cut price" organisations. As for big pay rises and improvements in conditions ......
Dr Peter Wardle