As ever Hazel Dakers makes an excellent point, and I could
not agree more.
On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:35:03 -0000 "Dakers, Hazel"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Had CILIP wholeheartedly encouraged NVQs there would have been an excellent
> means of cross-sectoral comparison. Assuming a newly qualified librarian
> equates, after practical experience, with a level 4 NVQer we could have
> compared salaries across the board at that level at least. This of course
> would suggest some automatic means of transfer between the two systems......
>
> Hazel Dakers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frances Hendrix [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 04 February 2003 12:42
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cilip salaries policy and Appointments/Low Pay
>
>
> I would like Cilip to do a really good piece of work on benchmarking and
> justification of the worth of the whole sector to society, business,
> industry, education etc, and raise the profile with policy makers, local
> authorities, DCMS, Resource etc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Hughes 7380
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 12:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Cilip salaries policy and Appointments/Low Pay
>
>
> This and the "low pay" thread together is making for real groundswell
> potential. I'm already thinking its worth my CILIP sub on its own. I agree
> with Frances about CILIP's involvement and hope now that the "groundswell"
> is more fully and supportively acknowledged than has been the case so far.
>
> I can easily see the commercial (and recruitment) advantages of
> "Appointments" and understand, therefore, the difficulties of imposing a low
> pay threshold on adverts by effectively banning them.
>
> However, some lesser acknowledgement of low pay adverts may be possible,
> ranging from the rather weak disclaimer through italicising low salaries or
> rates of pay to sectioning off adverts below recommended levels (the latter
> may inject some bargaining power in terms of CILIP's commercial advertising
> rates which apply to employers.
>
> I take all the points made about alternative sources (Guardian etc), but a
> focused vehicle is always going to be of value, especially if it is seen as
> influential.
>
> My former authority is in the final stages of a job evaluation exercise
> (yes, I know!). The results may provide food for thought (or fust food)
> either way. If the thread is still live, I'll share anything that looks
> useful.
>
> John Hughes
> >
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