14th August 2012, 12:35 PM
Dinosaur Wrote:I'm always amused by people in archaeology (particularly the diggers) who think they've secured a 'permanent' job - just means they get a slightly longer period of notice when the work dries up....I've heard of people being laid-off after only a week on a 'permanent' contract...in one case that was a bit of a b****r since they'd just jacked in what turned out to be 9 months work here (which had been given to someone else in the meantime). Presumably council jobs have a longer redundancy process?
Depends on how long you've been there. Also the council/government have lots of tricks....like changing your job-title or rationalising a county into smaller bits then making you re-apply for it at a lower wage.