Ownership issues on a 10.4.7 network volume

I am having an issue with ownership on certain files stored on our file server.
The artworkers all copy files (Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) to their desktop before working, as quite often they are graphically heavy and we recommend they work local saving updates to the server through the day to avoid potential crashes. Now, the problem is that once a file has been worked on locally, it changes the ownership to that of the person who was working on that file, and consequently can cause an issue if someone else comes to work on the job.
Is there any way that I can make sure that all files uploaded to the server instantly inherit the permissions of their parent folders, so as to avoid issues with ownership? The only soultion I can come up with is generic log ins, which is not suitable for this particular environment.
XServe running 10.4.7. with Apple RAID serving as file storgae.

If ACLs are enabled on the volume, the posix inherit option will be greyed out.
If you are not using ACLs (you would know if you were), then you could turn ACLs off and the option to inherit will be available.
To turn ACLs off:
In WorkGroupManager, click Sharing.
Click the 'All' tab, then scroll the box below it all the way to the left.
You should now see your volumes (hard drives).
Select the volume where the share points are, and in the General section you'll see a checkbox to enable/disable ACLs.
Jeff

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