26th September 2012, 12:59 PM
Kevin, I believe that if the job description states that a university degree was required (or equivalent experience etc.) it would increase the renumeration to reflect that. Remove the degree, drop the pay rate. The opposite was done with another job description where the length of experience required for the job was increased. This was so the senior post holders recieved a higher regrading as they were not happy with what they had recieved.
I just think it would be difficult to rely on basing basic archaeological pay levels on Council pay rates, especially if there is a fear that any substantial pay increase for field archaeologists will make the unit unviable and they are therefore kept low.
I just think it would be difficult to rely on basing basic archaeological pay levels on Council pay rates, especially if there is a fear that any substantial pay increase for field archaeologists will make the unit unviable and they are therefore kept low.