12th March 2009, 12:04 PM
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Originally posted by Plautus
The trouble with archaeology, is that it is run by people who have a vested interest in the status quo. Company directors make a lot by paying archaeologists as a Labourers rate and charging clients at a proffesionals rate for their services.
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If you have any evidence that the ratio of charge-out rates to pay rates is different in archaeology to other areas of the construction industry I'm sure we'd all be pleased to hear it.
Not sure about aother areas of the construction industry, but I've certainly heard of it happening in archaeology (before the credit crunch). Either you can do it on an ad hoc basis, charging out a couple of supervisors as POs, or on a wholesale basis, charging everyone out at a step above their pay grade. Its a bit of a risky strategy: profitable, but you wouldn't want the client to find out about it...