11th August 2008, 04:12 PM
Yes, excellent points oldgirl, espcially the one about the vehicles. If you're organising your own acommodation it can really only work if you've got your own car. However, the last pipeline that I was on, the construction people were working under very similar rules to what Kevin describes in Norway. Lots of people bought caravans, which paid for themselves in a matter of weeks. If they found somewhere to lodge, or were in a campsite they got X amount extra per diem in their salary, and if they came in from home, they got a milage allowance. Not entirely sure what got taxed and what didn't. And then there is that problem of what to do with the caravan after the job....
I'd rather continue with the longstanding and customary arrangement that archaeology has got.
I'd rather continue with the longstanding and customary arrangement that archaeology has got.