3rd January 2012, 05:27 PM
This issue does once more highlight difficulties in dealing with guidelines which use terms like "as appropriate", "where possible", "reasonable attempts must be made" but then give no actual idea of what they mean.
If all archaeological units wrote in the costs of the welfare requirements at the tender stage and all agreed at what point it was necessary - ie not for a two day one person watching brief but yes for a week long eval or had a prearranged agreement that if on a larger site that archaeologists were to share the builders welfare facilities
But things will only change if people are willing to stand up for themselves. Both BAJR and Diggers Forum are doing all they can, and offering anonymity so what more do you want!!!
If all archaeological units wrote in the costs of the welfare requirements at the tender stage and all agreed at what point it was necessary - ie not for a two day one person watching brief but yes for a week long eval or had a prearranged agreement that if on a larger site that archaeologists were to share the builders welfare facilities
But things will only change if people are willing to stand up for themselves. Both BAJR and Diggers Forum are doing all they can, and offering anonymity so what more do you want!!!