18th July 2011, 11:13 AM
Marcus Brody Wrote:I know people working for firms who've been asked to go to a 3-day week, to cut costs, and others who've been asked to work 11 hour days and weekends for the basic day-rate. I've also heard of a large firm who are now paying staff less than I was getting when I first started out on the circuit, over 10 years ago. There appears to be a very real danger that any advances towards increased wages made over the preceding decade are being quickly eroded, with the argument being that it's better to have any job than nothing. However, the cynic in me thinks that when (if) the situation improves, companies will continue with the lower wages and harser terms, rather than automatically reverting to the pre-recession standards.
marcus - i can understand that to keep people employed some firms need to reduce staff hours but i cant understand why anybody should be asked to work 11 hour days and weekends at the basic rate. nor can i understand the rationale for paying people less than you earnt 10 years ago.
what you seem to be describing are firms that are exploiting staff in order to undercut for contracts. this is deplorable and obscene - further examples of unscrupulous operators trying to make a profit without due regard to their staff. we all suffer from this kind of undercutting and the only winners in the long term are the fat developers who can get cheap archaeology from stupid firms making a quick buck!!
these firms need to be named and shamed bajr - they will damage us all
diggingthedirt - will you help?
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers