8th May 2014, 06:41 PM
I really am quite alarmed at the reaction to this opportunity, and hope others aren't discouraged from advertising them by this reaction. So they indicate the kind of rates they're prepared to pay. Good. If I was self-employed but wouldn't get out of bed for less than £200 a day, I wouldn't want to waste my time putting in a tender for work that could only ever pay £100 a day (figures plucked out of the air by the way).
This idea that if self employed gives you total freedom is, bluntly, BS. Yes you have the choice as to where to work and for whom, but once you agree to provide your services to someone you do what they want! If you contracted your local mechanic to regularly service your car, you wouldn't be very impressed if he decided to let your car fall apart and redesigned your garden instead now, would you?
A day rate actually favours the prospective SE archaeologist - a fixed rate could leave them with a whole load of complex archaeology that no-one predicted (and I'm sure we've all been on those jobs!) that takes them way past the allotted time, resulting on them being out of pocket.
This is just part of the arguments above, but I think you get my drift? I really don't think you should be trying to deny the self-employed opportunities to ply their trade (and I suspect there would be some very grateful for a few weeks work) on a whole load of 'what ifs'.
This idea that if self employed gives you total freedom is, bluntly, BS. Yes you have the choice as to where to work and for whom, but once you agree to provide your services to someone you do what they want! If you contracted your local mechanic to regularly service your car, you wouldn't be very impressed if he decided to let your car fall apart and redesigned your garden instead now, would you?
A day rate actually favours the prospective SE archaeologist - a fixed rate could leave them with a whole load of complex archaeology that no-one predicted (and I'm sure we've all been on those jobs!) that takes them way past the allotted time, resulting on them being out of pocket.
This is just part of the arguments above, but I think you get my drift? I really don't think you should be trying to deny the self-employed opportunities to ply their trade (and I suspect there would be some very grateful for a few weeks work) on a whole load of 'what ifs'.
I reserve the right to change my mind. It's called learning.