A separate page for Euro jobs?

[kevin wooldridge]

I apologise for the delay in getting around to this matter, but my access to the internet is severely comprised at present due to my rural (but idllyic!!) Scandinavian surroundings...

I note that a BAJR job ad for the EcoMuseum at Cap Cavalleria is offering a salary of €325 for a 40 hour working week. My calculation (aided by the Expedia currency converter) is that this works out at roughly £220 for a 40hr week and only about £200 for a 37 hour week. Further the responsibilities associated with the post (particularly the post-ex work) suggest the grading of the job is at least BAJR4/5.

However, I think that BAJR should run this ad (and other ads like it) where the terms and conditions are clearly laid out, the offer of free food and accomodation is part of the package (Spanish hospitality and all that..) and the project is cleary a great opportunity for the right person. But anticipating that such adverts are more and more likely to appear (especially when Euro-BAJR is up and running) should they not be housed on a separate page to jobs where the normal BAJR terms and conditions would apply? Does BAJR also need a set of criteria to determine whether such ads meet a minimum standard?

Although this particular ad doesn't mention any work permit requirements, I also wondered whether BAJR should verify who might be entitled to apply for employment in countries such as Spain and Ireland at the moment, as I know that the UK job market is open to a much wider group of Euro-nationals than other EU nations. Maybe a BAJR 'Euro Digger' guide is needed. Or did our Host suggest that some time back...

Oh well, back to watching the mist descend somewhere on the Swedish border....Bright sunshine, but minus 2 degrees in Narvik yesterday.

[Sniffer]

It did surprise us when we relocated to France and found the wages rurally to be what I would call 'miserable'. That said, it's easier to live in style for less in many parts of Europe.

We did a bit of wailing and beating chest and settled on paying the same rate as we would in the UK. Our head office location has no real financial bearing on our quotations and tenders for work but our ability to pay a subcontractor does.

Personally, I like the idea of published suggested/minimum rates and grades in any field - it saves a lot of bitching about who is getting paid most, and goes some way towards stopping employers taking advantage of innocent potential employees.

Perhaps the 'regional weighting' idea could be introduced? We used to have it in the UK and it does address the substantial cost of living difference between London and Bradford. I'm sure that a bit of research (Like Mercer's survey showing Moscow the most expensive place to live) would help develop a rough and ready framework.

[BAJR Host]

Arg - ma heid.... Its bad enough coping with the UK... )

As kevin saw, I had condidered a Euro BAJR (just don't mention what the B stands for !)

It would perhaps be helpful if people in each country could take the BAJR Grade system (to be refined in April 2007) and relate it to what is a base rate for them... ie a Supervisor G4 in Spain is paid... Euro XXX while in france is paid Euro XXX but in Germany is Euro XXX

To gather the knowledge for the rules and regs of employment is a big job for jsut one person.. but is worth considering.... Any help / suggestions ?

ps... the Spanish job was one that I had last year as well.. they are loverly folk, and the person had a great time. A Euro Digger Guide is a great idea, so I would need to create a UK Digger Guide, and then ask folk in each country to translate/coorolate it....

On my to do list then!

"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu