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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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Steeplejacks & Lightning Conductor Engineers – Pay Rates
From Monday 26 June 2006 and Monday 25 June 2007.
Classification | 2006 | 2007 |
Advanced Steeplejack | £11.33 per hour | £11.82 per hour |
Steeplejack | £9.51 per hour | £9.92 per hour |
Steeplejack Trainee over 21 | £7.74 per hour | £8.07 per hour |
Steeplejack Trainee over 21 | £7.92 per hour | £8.26 per hour |
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Advanced Lightning Conductor Fitter | £9.11 per hour | £9.50 per hour |
Lightning Conductor Fitter | £8.10 per hour | £8.45 per hour |
Lightning Conductor Fitter Trainee over 21 | £6.85 per hour | £7.14 per hour |
Lightning Conductor Fitter Trainee over 21 | £7.06 per hour | £7.36 per hour |
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Industry Sick Pay | 2006 | 2007 |
First Two Weeks | £17.01 per day | to be agreed |
After Two Weeks | £20.02 per day | to be agreed |
The Lodging Allowance is £29.43 per night outside the M25 boundary and £32.83 per night within the M25 boundary. Tool Allowance is £120.75 per Annum. Holiday pay is calculated in accordance with the Working Time Regulations. The holiday entitlement is 21 days this is increased to 23 days after 5 years.