4th December 2008, 11:22 AM
Sorry to have overposted you Bob with the IFA rates.
I would like to say that there is a slight flaw in the IFA logic regarding subscriptions (also reflected in Bob's calculation). The rates that are shown seem to assume that archaeologists are able to work for 12 months of the year. We who work on the crcuit know that is rarely the case, and over the coming year seems to be even less likely.
So although archaeologists might earn the IFA minimum when they work, if that work is only for 6 or 7 months of the year, their overall income for the year is much less than the minimum, even adding in benefit payments. I suspect that the majority of 'digger' grade archaeologists therefore would fall into the £62 p.a category rather than the £92 p.a
I would like to say that there is a slight flaw in the IFA logic regarding subscriptions (also reflected in Bob's calculation). The rates that are shown seem to assume that archaeologists are able to work for 12 months of the year. We who work on the crcuit know that is rarely the case, and over the coming year seems to be even less likely.
So although archaeologists might earn the IFA minimum when they work, if that work is only for 6 or 7 months of the year, their overall income for the year is much less than the minimum, even adding in benefit payments. I suspect that the majority of 'digger' grade archaeologists therefore would fall into the £62 p.a category rather than the £92 p.a