31st January 2009, 12:47 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by drpeterwardle
3. There can be no such thing as a BAJR or IFA approved rate or minima. This is price fixing and is illegal.
Peter, maybe you are playing Devils Advocate or arguing semantics, but it can't go unchallenged......
I think in the case of the IFA, one of the qualifications for an organisation to gain Registered Archaeological Organisation (RAO) status is that they agree to pay a minimum wage level for certain posts. This is not price fixing as neither the IfA nor the organisation concerned is attempting to manipulate the market. If the IfA controlled a monopoly that might be different.
BAJR, I assume, merely tells potential advertisers that it will not accept adverts for jobs paying below certain criteria. Advertisers are able to advertise elsewhere and recruit whom they wish at what price they agree with the individual. Again I don't see any evidence of price fixing.
[u]But</u> you are right on the question of the self-employed. At the end of the day the only body that can make a 'binding' decision on your employment status would be Customs and Revenue.
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