Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC)

Working Rule Agreement

June 2011

The parties to the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreed a one-year agreement on pay
rates under the Working Rule Agreement for 2011/12. From Monday 5 September 2011, there is an
average increase of 1.5% on the basic rates of pay. From Monday 27 June 2011, fare and subsistence
allowances increase in line with the March RPI index. Travel allowance, industry sick pay, pension
contributions and insurance cover for tools remain unchanged.

WR.1

ENTITLEMENT TO BASIC AND ADDITIONAL RATES OF PAY

Classification
General Operative
Skill Rate 4
3
2
1
Craft Rate

Basic Pay
(pence per hour)
(787)
(848)
(898)
(960)
(997)
(1046)

Weekly Rates
based on 39 hours ()
306.93
330.72
350.22
374.40
388.83
407.94

These rates are agreed and promulgated on the basis that any increase shall not be reduced by an adjustment
in existing contractual bonus schemes.

Apprentice Rates
Stage of Training
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3 without NVQ 2
Year 3 with NVQ 2
Year 3 with NVQ 3
On completion with NVQ 2

Basic Pay
(pence per hour)
(435)
(562)
(658)
(836)
(1046)
(1046)

Weekly Rates
based on 39 hours ()
169.65
219.18
256.62
326.04
407.94
407.94

WR.5

DAILY FARE AND TRAVEL ALLOWANCES See overleaf.

WR.12

STORAGE OF TOOLS Employers maximum liability shall be 600.00.

WR.15

SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE 32.10 per night.

WR.20

SICK PAY Industry sick pay will be 107.16 per week.

WR.21

BENEFIT SCHEMES

WR.21.1

Death benefit 23,000. From October 2010, this entitlement has been improved removing a qualifying
period of service and the requirement for beneficiaries to prove dependency. Accident provisions have
been improved with the inclusion of permanent loss of hearing as a claimable entitlement. These benefits
are provided through the B&CE Group.

WR.21.2

EasyBuild pension contributions. The minimum employer contribution shall be 5.00 per week. Where the
operative contributes between 5.01 and 10.00 per week, the employer shall increase the minimum
contribution to match that of the operative up to a maximum of 10.00 per week. After 30 June 2008,
employers are not required to make an EasyBuild pension contribution for operatives who are either new
entrants to the industry or who change jobs within the industry and decline to make an EasyBuild pension
contribution of at least 5.00 per week.

WR.5

DAILY FARE AND TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

Distance one way
in kilometres

Travelling Allowance
(Taxed)

Fare Allowance
(Not taxed)

15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75

0. 9 8
1. 0 9
1. 2 0
1. 3 0
1. 4 2
1. 5 3
1. 6 4
1. 7 4
1. 8 6
1. 9 7
2. 0 7
2. 1 8
2. 2 9
2. 4 1
2. 5 1
2. 6 2
2. 7 3
2. 8 3
2. 9 5
3. 0 6
3. 1 7
3. 2 7
3. 3 8
3. 5 0
3. 6 0
3. 7 1
3. 8 2
3. 9 2
4. 0 4
4. 1 5
4. 2 6
4. 3 6
4. 4 8
4. 5 9
4. 7 0
4. 8 0
4. 9 1
5. 0 3
5. 1 3
5. 2 4
5. 3 5
5. 4 5
5. 5 7
5. 6 8
5. 7 9
5. 8 9
6. 0 0
6. 1 2
6. 2 2
6. 3 3
6. 4 4
6. 5 4
6. 6 6
6. 7 7
6. 8 8
6. 9 8
7. 1 0
7. 2 1
7. 3 2
7. 4 2
7. 5 3

3. 9 6
4. 2 0
4. 4 3
4. 6 7
4. 9 1
5. 1 4
5. 3 8
5. 6 2
5. 8 5
6. 0 9
6. 3 2
6. 4 8
6. 6 3
6. 7 9
6. 9 4
7. 0 9
7. 2 5
7. 4 0
7. 5 5
7. 7 1
7. 8 6
8. 0 2
8. 1 7
8. 3 2
8. 4 8
8. 6 3
8. 7 8
8. 9 4
9. 0 9
9. 2 4
9. 4 0
9. 5 5
9. 7 1
9. 8 6
10 . 01
10 . 17
10 . 32
10 . 47
10 . 63
10 . 78
10 . 94
11 . 09
11 . 24
11 . 40
11 . 55
11 . 70
11 . 86
12 . 01
12 . 16
12 . 32
12 . 47
12 . 63
12 . 78
12 . 93
13 . 09
13 . 24
13 . 39
13 . 55
13 . 70
13 . 86
14 . 01

Having due regard for health and safety, an operative may be required to travel distances beyond the
published scale, in which case payment for each additional kilometre should be made based on the
th
th
difference between the rate for the 74 and 75 kilometre. All distances shall be measured using the RAC
Route Planner or similar using the postcodes of the operatives home address and place of work.