What is considered a low income level these days? And what is the
criteria?
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From: Hilary Phillips [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 29 October 2004 14:35
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Subject: Re: [LIS-CILIP] Membership fees, benchmarking and bad pay
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Lynne Robinson wrote:
> As a recently graduated (2 years) not so young entry into the library
> services, in my area the north east there are plenty of jobs but if
you are
> entering the job market from graduation you can't walk into a
librarian job
> or even a full-time library assistant job, most of the students I
graduated
> with have had to do pool or library aide work to get the foot in the
door.
> If C.I.L.I.P don't want to lose members over the fees we need to keep
the
> different rates for those that have to take the low paid jobs to get
> experience.
I was bothered about this too, but if you read the proposal at
http://www.cilip.org.uk/membership/subscriptionsreform/ you'll see that
it
says "Of course, we will need to make special provision for members on
low
incomes. So, below a certain income level, members will be able to opt
out of the flat rate by declaring their income and claiming a lower rate
reflecting their circumstances. That way, people who are just starting
out on their career, or part-time workers on pro-rata salaries, won't
lose
out."
Which sounds very reasonable to me.
--
Hilary Phillips
Cataloguer, Runciman Collection
St Andrews University Library
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