18th December 2008, 11:14 AM
its up now on the IFA site:
IfA Minimum Salaries Announcement
It is now clear that the UK is entering a period of recession. This is already having a severe impact on the construction sector and the knock-on effect on archaeology is now being felt. IfA recognises that this is a very worrying time for members and registered organisations, as the fear of job losses and even business failure grows.
IfA is committed to working with the rest of the archaeological sector to help members and registered organisations. To this end, IfA continues to promote the ROs by referring enquirers to the list of Registered Organisations and by recommending the use of ROs in publications and in advice to curatorial authorities. IfA has been working hard to address issues around market failure and to make progress on accreditation/barriers to entry to professional practice.
In order to support members, a proposal is being put to IfA Council for a below-inflation increase to membership and RO subscriptions in 2009. Unemployed members can already apply for a 50% rebate on their subscriptions by submitting evidence of unemployed status to the IfA office.
IfA expects members and ROs to work hard to maintain high standards and to ensure that the quality and public benefit of our sectorâs output continues to improve, but IfA is determined not to impose any new requirements or costs on members and registered organisations at this difficult time.
In this context, while Council is still committed to a target increase in IfA minimum salaries of 13% above inflation over the next five years as is clearly demanded by the salary benchmarking project, it has decided that above-inflation increases cannot be introduced in 2009. However, the link with the local government pay settlement (which has determined the increase in IfA minimum salaries since their inception in 1996) will be broken from April 2009 and the minimum salary rates will increase in line with inflation (taken from the Consumer Price Index on 1 April 2009) next year1.
IfA recognises that employers and members are facing extraordinarily difficult circumstances this year. Most ROs and many IfA members who employ archaeologists already exceed IfA minimum salary rates by at least 1% and have for years set a good example to the rest of the sector. Council hopes that others will follow this example in 2009 and will consider whether they can aim to exceed the minimum rates by 1% in support of IfAâs aspiration for remuneration which better reflects the qualifications and skills of its members. The impact of the recession will be closely monitored and, if economic conditions allow, above inflation increases to the minimum salaries will be implemented in 2010 and beyond towards the target 13% increase by 2013.
Proposed seminar
In response to the concerns of members and ROs, IfA is proposing to host a seminar to explore how it can support members and ROs through the current economic crisis. Invited speakers will include representatives of the national heritage agencies, SCAUM, Prospect, ALGAO and the Diggersâ Forum. The seminar will be open to all but attendance may be constrained by venue capacity. Further details will be circulated shortly
IfA Minimum Salaries Announcement
It is now clear that the UK is entering a period of recession. This is already having a severe impact on the construction sector and the knock-on effect on archaeology is now being felt. IfA recognises that this is a very worrying time for members and registered organisations, as the fear of job losses and even business failure grows.
IfA is committed to working with the rest of the archaeological sector to help members and registered organisations. To this end, IfA continues to promote the ROs by referring enquirers to the list of Registered Organisations and by recommending the use of ROs in publications and in advice to curatorial authorities. IfA has been working hard to address issues around market failure and to make progress on accreditation/barriers to entry to professional practice.
In order to support members, a proposal is being put to IfA Council for a below-inflation increase to membership and RO subscriptions in 2009. Unemployed members can already apply for a 50% rebate on their subscriptions by submitting evidence of unemployed status to the IfA office.
IfA expects members and ROs to work hard to maintain high standards and to ensure that the quality and public benefit of our sectorâs output continues to improve, but IfA is determined not to impose any new requirements or costs on members and registered organisations at this difficult time.
In this context, while Council is still committed to a target increase in IfA minimum salaries of 13% above inflation over the next five years as is clearly demanded by the salary benchmarking project, it has decided that above-inflation increases cannot be introduced in 2009. However, the link with the local government pay settlement (which has determined the increase in IfA minimum salaries since their inception in 1996) will be broken from April 2009 and the minimum salary rates will increase in line with inflation (taken from the Consumer Price Index on 1 April 2009) next year1.
IfA recognises that employers and members are facing extraordinarily difficult circumstances this year. Most ROs and many IfA members who employ archaeologists already exceed IfA minimum salary rates by at least 1% and have for years set a good example to the rest of the sector. Council hopes that others will follow this example in 2009 and will consider whether they can aim to exceed the minimum rates by 1% in support of IfAâs aspiration for remuneration which better reflects the qualifications and skills of its members. The impact of the recession will be closely monitored and, if economic conditions allow, above inflation increases to the minimum salaries will be implemented in 2010 and beyond towards the target 13% increase by 2013.
Proposed seminar
In response to the concerns of members and ROs, IfA is proposing to host a seminar to explore how it can support members and ROs through the current economic crisis. Invited speakers will include representatives of the national heritage agencies, SCAUM, Prospect, ALGAO and the Diggersâ Forum. The seminar will be open to all but attendance may be constrained by venue capacity. Further details will be circulated shortly