30th November 2008, 07:30 PM
After looking at the comments on this thread so far, my opinions are:
1. Next year, anyone who has lost a "permanent" archaeology job recently, will only be returning (if they are lucky) on a "temporary" contract.
2. The "tendering process" between units, given there might be less work available, will see units keep their prices DOWN, to get the jobs? (Low tenders in turn mean that digger wages will not rise and contracts will be "temporary" so as to lay-off diigers between jobs. Also, post-ex and report writing will have to be kept "minimal" - or should I more politely say, "more selective"?)
3. In theory, the IFA is the organisation to watch/guarantee standards BUT, in practice, since not all units are in the IFA, the "people" that will "really" be monitorring their local sites and reports (standards) will be the specific county Curators/Community Archaeologists/Planning Officers.
It is a case of the minimum standards that "they" will accept?
Finally, I apologise for using the phrase "minimum standards" but this is what will happen, as units try to stay within their tender budgets?
1. Next year, anyone who has lost a "permanent" archaeology job recently, will only be returning (if they are lucky) on a "temporary" contract.
2. The "tendering process" between units, given there might be less work available, will see units keep their prices DOWN, to get the jobs? (Low tenders in turn mean that digger wages will not rise and contracts will be "temporary" so as to lay-off diigers between jobs. Also, post-ex and report writing will have to be kept "minimal" - or should I more politely say, "more selective"?)
3. In theory, the IFA is the organisation to watch/guarantee standards BUT, in practice, since not all units are in the IFA, the "people" that will "really" be monitorring their local sites and reports (standards) will be the specific county Curators/Community Archaeologists/Planning Officers.
It is a case of the minimum standards that "they" will accept?
Finally, I apologise for using the phrase "minimum standards" but this is what will happen, as units try to stay within their tender budgets?