Holiday Pay

UCATT continues to campaign on the issue of holiday pay with some success. We have noticed since last Conference that more Contractors are issuing ‘Contracts of Engagement’ that do not require the individual to carry out the work personally and allow him/her to send in a substitute in their place. In 2005 we launched a campaign against this practice. The result was that one of our members sent in a substitute, who also happened to be a UCATT Full Time Official. He was immediately asked to leave site and refused to do so as he claimed he was under the control of the bricklayer he was substituting. Eventually the Police were called and following negotiations with them the Full Time Official left the site. Since then UCATT officials have met with the Main Contractor and not only has the Company concerned been removed from their Tender List, all companies now employed by the Main Contractor are now informed that they cannot issue Contracts to the workforce containing a substitution clause.