30th November 2006, 04:18 PM
As announced during the plenary session at the 2006 IFA conference and in the conference summary in the latest edition of the archaeologist, as of 1 April 2007 the IFA minimum salary recommendations will incorporate the following benefits:
- 37.5 hour average working week
- employer pension contribution of 6% subject to any reasonable qualifying period
- 20 days annual leave excluding statutory holidays
- minimum sick leave allowance of 1 month on full pay, subject to any reasonable qualifying period
In some cases employers may find themselves unable to meet these requirements and, whilst this is not best employment practice, the IFA will expect any shortfall in benefits to be compensated for in pay.
At present the recommended minima for 2007/08 will be increased in line with the local government pay award but we are unable to confirm what this will be as it is still under negotiation.
IFA Registered Organisation must comply with these recommendations, and the amendment to principle 5 of the Code of conduct, which was agreed at the October AGM, also now expects all IFA members to give reasonable consideration to any IFA recommended pay minima and conditions of employment.
Basic increases in pay for archaeologists is still very much a priority and we are about to undertake a benchmarking exercise with Prospect and other organisations in archaeology to allow us to identify, by comparison with equivalent roles in other sectors, what levels the IFA minimum recommendations should be in future. As with the current reforms, IFA members will be given plenty of notice of any future proposals.
- 37.5 hour average working week
- employer pension contribution of 6% subject to any reasonable qualifying period
- 20 days annual leave excluding statutory holidays
- minimum sick leave allowance of 1 month on full pay, subject to any reasonable qualifying period
In some cases employers may find themselves unable to meet these requirements and, whilst this is not best employment practice, the IFA will expect any shortfall in benefits to be compensated for in pay.
At present the recommended minima for 2007/08 will be increased in line with the local government pay award but we are unable to confirm what this will be as it is still under negotiation.
IFA Registered Organisation must comply with these recommendations, and the amendment to principle 5 of the Code of conduct, which was agreed at the October AGM, also now expects all IFA members to give reasonable consideration to any IFA recommended pay minima and conditions of employment.
Basic increases in pay for archaeologists is still very much a priority and we are about to undertake a benchmarking exercise with Prospect and other organisations in archaeology to allow us to identify, by comparison with equivalent roles in other sectors, what levels the IFA minimum recommendations should be in future. As with the current reforms, IFA members will be given plenty of notice of any future proposals.