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IntroductionAs the UK’s only trade union specialising in construction, UCATT is at the forefront of negotiations concerning your pay, terms and conditions of employment with your employer in all the main agreements covering the construction industry. The Construction Industry Joint Council agreement sets rates of pay for around 600,000 construction workers on the country’s major building and infrastructure sites. The agreement sets standards for the industry on pay and conditions. UCATT also represents members in a number of other allied trades to the construction industry such as Refractory Users and Steeplejack and Lightning Conductors and the Demolition Industry. |
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Demolition industry pay agreement
As of the 20th July 2007 the rates for the demolition industry are as follows:
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From 20/07/07 |
From 20/07/08 |
From 20/07/09 |
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Demolition Operative 1 (Labourer) |
£7.33 |
£7.64 |
£7.97 |
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Demolition Operative 2 (Mattockman): Burner; (Groundman): Shorer's Mate |
£7.80 |
£8.13 |
£8.48 |
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Demolition Operative 3 (Topman): Burner; (Topman): Shorer |
£8.47 |
£8.83 |
£9.20 |
The rate per shift for watchmen is as follows:
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Day |
Night |
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From 20/07/07 |
£58.48 |
£73.10 |
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From 20/07/08 |
£60.96 |
£76.20 |
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From 20/07/09 |
£63.56 |
£79.45 |
Mechanical Plant Operators
Operatives shall be paid the basic plain time rate for labourers together with the following rates:
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From 20/07/07 |
From 20/07/08 |
From 20/07/09 |
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Power-driven tools |
£0.36 |
£0.38 |
£0.40 |
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Compressor |
£0.40 |
£0.41 |
£0.43 |
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Mobile cranes |
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Up to and including 2 tons |
£0.61 |
£0.64 |
£0.67 |
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Over 2 tons and including 6 tons |
£0.99 |
£1.03 |
£1.07 |
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Over 6 tons and including 20 tons |
£1.24 |
£1.29 |
£1.35 |
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Over 20 tons and including 50 tons |
£1.46 |
£1.52 |
£1.58 |
Click here to download the full copy of the Demolition Industry Agreement.