Tag: archaeology
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Unite archaeologists vote not to accept work paying less than Living Wage
March 30th: Members of Unite’s Archaeology Branch have voted unanimously not to accept jobs paying below the Living Wage of €11.45 per hour. The Living Wage was calculated last year as the minimum necessary to provide a minimum acceptable standard of living. Commenting on the decision, archaeologist Matt Seaver – chair of the union’s Archaeology…
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Archaeologists challenging poverty pay
New Unite archaeology branch digging for decent work June 19th: Contract archaeologists working in Ireland have joined Unite in a bid to improve their terms and conditions of employment. At present site assistants – most of whom have postgraduate degrees in archaeology and related disciplines – earn little more than a Euro above the minimum…