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Introduction

As 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.
The website will keep you updated with current pay rates and major conditions in agreements which involve UCATT members.

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Construction Industry Joint Council Working Rule Agreement - 2008 Pay Rates

The 2008 Construction Industry Joint Council Working Rule Agreement pay rates came in to effect on Monday June 30th 2008.

There is a 6% increase above 2007 rates.

To download a pdf copy of the new rates please click here.

Pay Rates from Monday 30 June 2008

Classification

Basic Pay
£p per hour

Weekly Rate based on
39 hour week

General Operative

7.75

302.25

Skill Rate 4

8.35

325.65

Skill Rate 3

8.85

345.15

Skill Rate 2

9.46

368.94

Skill Rate 1

9.82

382.98

Craft Rate

10.30

401.70

Additional payment for skilled work rates have been deleted with effect from the 26 June 2006.

Schedule 2

Extra Rate

Pence per hour

Weekly Rate

A

0.17

6.63

B

0.28

10.92

C

0.37

14.43

D

0.42

16.38

E

0.64

24.96