11th February 2013, 01:48 PM
Cautionary Tale Wrote:http://www.archaeologists.net/sites/defa...2007-8.pdf
Table 150 shows the length of contract data with the bulk being on "Permanent/open-ended" contracts.
I know it might be splitting hairs, but what added protection does an open-ended or permanent contract give an archaeological worker above and beyond a fixed or short term contract? Protection under the law depends on the total length of time you have worked irrespective of the title of your position or length of time a current project related contract runs to.
So most of this data is spurious and means nothing in reality (other than it might induce endomorphines affecting the brains of the terminally shortsighted!!) What the survey needs to ask if it wants to appear relevant is a question along the lines of 'What percentage of your current workforce would be entitled to a redundancy payment under current UK Employment legislation, if their employment were to be terminated forthwith'...that would answer the question that this section of PtP really seeks to address i.e the casuality or permanence of employment. Everyone knows that when the chips are really down both permanent and casual employees can be laid off.....follow the trail of all the companies that dress up (normally with outside consultants involved) an ongoing redundancy situation with a 'structural' reorganisation, (so they can get rid off a few big beasts, as well as the 'last in, first out crowd'....)
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...