14th March 2009, 06:05 PM
Bob makes a very good point in that there should be some consensus across the profession on things like accomadation and subsistance allowance. I used to work for a company that had not incresed its stay away allowance in over 10 years, which obviously had a big afect on your wages on stay away jobs. In such a low paid profession as ours these 'perks' are extremly important to the overall subsitance wage of diggers.
It seems that that wages are in effect falling, while the qualifactions needed for jobs are rising. This is obviously a result of the recession, as companies as well as individual archaeologist have to tighten belts, but it seems likely that it will in the long term drive people out of archaeology as it becomes an even less economically viable career .
It seems that that wages are in effect falling, while the qualifactions needed for jobs are rising. This is obviously a result of the recession, as companies as well as individual archaeologist have to tighten belts, but it seems likely that it will in the long term drive people out of archaeology as it becomes an even less economically viable career .