16th November 2011, 06:48 PM
trowelfodder Wrote:Whats the score the score with ro units who
tell staff to be self employed I know of one payin 65 quid a day is there a minimum for them in ifa price lists
Hi, on away job so don't have it all to hand, but thanks to the new self employed guidelines, yes there is now a base level, and this applies to ROs (and actually to any Corporate member who employs others). On my estimation ?65 a day is below current minima as a wage, let alone a day rate, so it clearly contravenes the Ifa minima. We are trying to get a 'fair day-rate' established and published as a guide to what is the minimum acceptable day rate, but there are issues (see previous thread!).
If you want to make a complaint please do so. You can contact the DF confidentially who can now make a complaint on your behalf, you would be completely out of the loop and anonymous. In a case such as this it should be possible for the IfA investigator to merely ask the employer what their day rates are...
The DF have been asking for those archaeologists who are being paid below minima to contact us so we can put in complaints to stop this. We need real and substantive evidence that it is happenning, but we will treat any information in total confidence, and the IfA complaints procedure now allows us to make proxy complaints on others' behalf. We won't put in a complaint unless we are totally sure it is bona fide and there is proper evidence. But we are happy to put in complaints, especially where pay and conditions are concerned.