{"id":7657,"date":"2014-05-16T18:07:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T17:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=7657"},"modified":"2014-05-16T18:07:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T17:07:39","slug":"heritage-in-a-cold-climate-report-by-the-union-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=7657","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Heritage in a Cold Climate\u2019- report by the union Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Prospect, a union for professionals, has released a new report this week detailing the effects which government cuts have had on work in the heritage sector, following on from a survey of all their members in this Sector<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The report includes opinions, summaries and quotations on the impact of heritage cuts including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>impact on professional development, research and collections care<\/li>\n<li>impact on careers in the heritage sector<\/li>\n<li>impact on volunteers and interns<\/li>\n<li>impact on strategic decisions<\/li>\n<li>summaries on the affects on key heritage organisations and institutions such as such as English Heritage, RCAHMS, The Imperial War Museum, English Heritage and The National Trust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The report includes<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How austerity is hurting<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 It affects recruitment and retention of key skills into heritage areas.<br \/>\n\u2022 Many arts and heritage-based organisations have closed or are under threat.<br \/>\n\u2022 Many institutions\u2019 services and programmes have been reduced.<br \/>\n\u2022 Increased charges and hidden costs are being introduced to keep budgets going.<br \/>\n\u2022 Concern is rising about the future cost of austerity on the skills, work and reputation of heritage organisations<br \/>\n\u2022 Skilled and experienced staff are being lost.<br \/>\n\u2022 People are leaving it too late to be concerned about the impact.<br \/>\n\u2022 Job reductions are affecting the provision of services.<br \/>\n\u2022 Pay has stagnated, affecting staff morale.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The importance of a healthy sector<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Every \u00a31 invested brings back between \u00a34-\u00a36.<br \/>\n\u2022 One study for the British Library by Oxford Economics found that \u00a31 invested delivers \u00a35 in value back to society.<br \/>\n\u2022 2.5m people are employed in creative industries.<br \/>\n\u2022 They are directly responsible for at least \u00a3865m of spending by tourists.<br \/>\n\u2022 A healthy sector has a positive impact on health and wellbeing \u2013 those who visit museums are 20 per cent more likely to report good health.<\/p>\n<p>The report also carries summaries on some key heritage organisations from representatives including:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">English Heritage<br \/>\n<\/span>\u2026 the organisation has faced almost perpetual reorganisations leading to a loss of experience and expertise. We are trying to do too much with dwindling resources and many staff are experiencing role creep, affecting morale and job satisfaction and increasing stress. ?Wages are stagnating in the face of a rising cost of living\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The National Trust<br \/>\n<\/span>\u2026 Employees feel caught in a poverty trap because pay increases are lower than inflation and there aren\u2019t many jobs to go to.\u00a0 Our view is that the Trust is changing, moving from a paternalist organisation to a more hard-nosed enterprise. However, this is positive as it brings opportunities for us as a union to have greater influence\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">RCAHMS<br \/>\n<\/span>\u2026 Departing staff have not been replaced and those remaining have been reassigned additional duties, all too often on top of capacity workloads. Further, these cuts have restricted training and opportunities for continuous professional development, leaving career paths static with little or no hope of promotion\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.prospect.org.uk\/documents\/201400652_heritage_in_a_cold_climate_report\" target=\"_blank\">Download the full report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prospect.org.uk\/news\/id\/2014\/April\/29\/Heritage-in-a-cold-climate\" target=\"_blank\">Prospect.org article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prospect, a union for professionals, has released a new report this week detailing the effects which government cuts have had on work in the heritage sector, following on from a survey of all their members in this Sector. 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