25th March 2009, 11:34 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by voice of reason
Extending what Bob said, it is also a real issue for many local authority contracting units who have no discretion over their salary awards. Harsh as it may seem, it might be the push needed to sort out (ie remove) the disruptive position in the market of these contractors.
This year was always going to be one of adjustment for local authority employed archaeologists, as it is the first year that the IFA has moved away from implementing the LA payrise as the IFA 'payrise', so to speak.
That said though there arent as many problems for LA employers as VoR might suggest. LA pay scales are big beasts and there are a whole range of salary scales and scale points upon which the salaries of archaeologists can be based. If the new IFA/BAJR minima doesn't 'fit' the current pattern, I am guessing regrading or rescaling is the answer....
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