3rd March 2016, 08:21 PM
Dinosaur Wrote:Although there is a 'market bubble', that hasn't raised the money that clients are prepared to pay, since there's always one of PP's 'satellite offices with depressed wages' outfits waiting to undercut those who try to pay better wages. Until they stop doing that no client is going to be prepared to pay more for our (archaeologists in general) services.
Sad but true... sad but true... add to that people who will take the posts... no matter what... and we end up with an unsustainable spiral. I would love to pay the top rates to all... get all the best staff... and then lose every contract because everyone else can undercut staff costs and maybe even skimp on accommodation The money is there to pay us ... but the fear is there to do it... and fortunately teh new blood is there to fill the ranks of the fallen