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Hi Nick, Thanks. It seems the way you describe it works well enough in practice in regard to SMR enquiries, though I'm not sure I'm entirely happy with the theory as such. As an employee, I charge my employer in the shape of a flat rate (a salary) which does not include the costs of my workplace and expenses that may arise from the work I do (such as your fee); as a consultant I charge a rate which does include the costs for my workplace (a dayrate, for example). As an employee, I would dump your invoice on my employer, as a consultant I would have to factor it into my turnover. I don't really see a difference in terms of "commercial" or "non-commercial" here. Large organisations can afford to employ specialists but may not have the need for them full-time; small ones, and those with irregular funding, might love to employ one, but have to buy the cake by the slice. Again, I don't think "commercial" or "non-commercial" comes into it as such. I would expect the definition of "commercial" or "non-commercial" to be reduced to a single aspect: whom or what the work is for. Charities are non-commercial by definition, building companies definitely are commercial. I realise that my original question was adacemic in an SMR environment - though maybe not entirely, as occasionally there seem to be tensions between SMR officers and consultants. Best wishes, Birte > So working for a Uni you are not charging the uni for your services. > But when you do a search for a client who pays you, that is > commercial. > > Another rule of thumb is that commercial inquiries usually relate to > Development projects (either within or without the planning process). > > So to answer your questions directly > > As a part-time university employee, I do archaeology non- commercially, > and as a part-time archaeological consultant, I do the same > commercially? - Yes > > As a consultant, do I only get charged if I do work for a commercial > contractor? No, you would get charged if you are doing work for a > client who pays you, regardless of who it is, could be a developer, > land agent, other archaeological contractor, builder, architect etc > > Or also if I do work for a trust or a charity? - I would say yes, > though this is sort of area where we might consider waiving the fee, > depending on the type of work, etc. However, if they can afford to pay > a consultant, they can almost certainly afford a search fee. > > best wishes > > Nick Boldrini > Historic Environment Record Officer > Heritage Section > Countryside Service > North Yorkshire County Council > County Hall > Northallerton > DL7 8AH > Direct Dial (01609) 532331 > > Conserving North Yorkshire's heritage - encouraging sustainable access > www.northyorks.gov.uk/archaeology > > This email is personal. It is not authorised by or sent on behalf of > North Yorkshire County Council, however, the Council has the right and > does inspect emails sent from and to its computer system. This email > is the sole responsibility of the sender > > WARNING > > This E-mail and any attachments may contain information that is > confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the > named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please be > aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken > is prohibited and may be unlawful. > > Any opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily the > view of the Council. > > North Yorkshire County Council. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Birte Brugmann F.S.A. 68159 Mannheim C2,2 Germany Tel./Fax. 0049 (0) 621 1569185 mobil. 0049 (0)170 7741299