8th September 2012, 09:43 AM
Thanks David for putting this up. And yes, here we go again folks-the annual trauma over minima.
Should the IfA be responsible for setting salary minima? Probably not, other professional institutes don't but they are not faced with the same problems we have. And for the moment there is no other option, if, one day Prospect and FAME can undertake collective bargaining then the IfA can step aside but that is not on the cards yet and in my opinion, that will take a while yet...There are plenty of people within the IfA who are keen to drop the problem, which given the annual trauma is understandable to be honest. But as I say, currently there is no other way.
The low salaries are reducing the status of archaeology, another huge philosophical issue the IfA have to grapple with.
Benchmarking- yes, it has been done and was updated last year when the minima were raised by 5.2. However it was decided that given the recession other comparators may not have had rises either, and the difference (13-53) may have changed. You may disagree and think we should stick to what was agreed all those years ago. The DF do. We are on the current Working Party and will be arguing the case again.
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Should the IfA be responsible for setting salary minima? Probably not, other professional institutes don't but they are not faced with the same problems we have. And for the moment there is no other option, if, one day Prospect and FAME can undertake collective bargaining then the IfA can step aside but that is not on the cards yet and in my opinion, that will take a while yet...There are plenty of people within the IfA who are keen to drop the problem, which given the annual trauma is understandable to be honest. But as I say, currently there is no other way.
The low salaries are reducing the status of archaeology, another huge philosophical issue the IfA have to grapple with.
Benchmarking- yes, it has been done and was updated last year when the minima were raised by 5.2. However it was decided that given the recession other comparators may not have had rises either, and the difference (13-53) may have changed. You may disagree and think we should stick to what was agreed all those years ago. The DF do. We are on the current Working Party and will be arguing the case again.
Fill out the survey and help back up our argument. Or don't, it's up to you!