2nd August 2012, 12:07 PM
This is an interesting response from the IAI which traditionally has avoided commenting on issues relating to workers rights. It is this inability that has undermined its relevance for a lot of people working within the industry in Ireland. The Irish Republic is still many moons away from an organisation and forum such as the BAJR or even the Diggers Forum on the IfA - which is probably why you find so many of us here.
The need to hold employers accountable for their work conditions and practices have been highlighted by this case. Apparently more staff from the Cherrymount site have been laid off, all those staff that engaged with the facebook page. This is a terrible state of affairs. In a profession/industry increasingly dominated by temporary contracts it is very difficult to unionise. Although professional bodies by their historical nature are eliteness organisations now, more then ever, they need to implement and reinforce codes of employment conduct within their cooperate membership structure. The company in charge of Cherrymount should not be able to tenure for any more public sector contracts because of the way in which they handled the staff and the archaeology.
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The need to hold employers accountable for their work conditions and practices have been highlighted by this case. Apparently more staff from the Cherrymount site have been laid off, all those staff that engaged with the facebook page. This is a terrible state of affairs. In a profession/industry increasingly dominated by temporary contracts it is very difficult to unionise. Although professional bodies by their historical nature are eliteness organisations now, more then ever, they need to implement and reinforce codes of employment conduct within their cooperate membership structure. The company in charge of Cherrymount should not be able to tenure for any more public sector contracts because of the way in which they handled the staff and the archaeology.
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