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1 Job No: 15569 Proof Event: 1 Black Line Level: 0 Park Communications Ltd Alpine Way London E6 6 LACustomer: JIBP roject Title: Handbook 2013T: 0207 055 6500 F: 020 7055 660031 Section 2 National Working Rules for the Electrical Contracting Industry3231 Section 2ePagIJob No: 15569 Proof Event: 1 Black Line Level: 0 Park Communications Ltd Alpine Way London E6 6 LACustomer: JIBP roject Title: Handbook 2013T: 0207 055 6500 F: 020 7055 6600 INdEx PageINTRODUCTION 341. GENERAL 34 Principal Obligations and Rules 342.

2 GRADING 353. Working HOURS 35 Standard Working 35 Part-time Working 364. UTILISATION OF Working HOURS 365. TOOLS 366. WAGES (Graded Operatives) 36 National Standard Rates 36 Productivity and Incentive Schemes 37 London Rates 37 Responsibility Money 387. PAYMENT OF WAGES 448. OVERTIME 44 Hours 44 Payment 44 Call Out 459. SHIFTWORK AND FLEXIBLE Working 45 Permanent Night Shift 45 Double Day Shift (Rotating) 45 Three Shift Working (Rotating) 46 Three Shift Working (Seven day continuous) 46 Overtime on Shifts 46 Other Shift Arrangements 46 Flexible Working 4610.

3 DEFINITION OF SHOP 4711. TRAVELLING TIME AND TRAVEL ALLOWANCES, LODGING ALLOWANCES 47 Wages and Allowances 47 Travelling Time and Travel Allowances 48 Lodging Allowance 54 Period Return Fares for Operatives who Lodge 55 Locally Engaged Labour 56 Section 2: National Working Rules3331 Sec1teioon STATUTORY HOLIDAYS 56 Qualification 56 Payment for Working Statutory Holidays 57 HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II diamond JUBILEE 5813. ANNUAL HOLIDAYS 5814. SICKNESS WITH PAY AND GROUP LIFE INSURANCE, ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT AND PERMANENT AND TOTAL DISABILITY SCHEMES 5915.

4 SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE 5916. PROHIBITION OF SPARE TIME Working 6017. SUB-CONTRACTING, THE USE OF EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS LABOUR AND SELF-EMPLOYED OPERATIVES 60 Sub-Contracting 60 Use of Employment Business Labour 60 Temporary Use of Self-Employed Operatives 6118. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE 6219. DISCIPLINARY AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURE 62 Introduction 62 Informal Action 63 Minimum Standards for Company Procedures 63 The JIB Disciplinary and Dismissals Procedure 68 Pre-claim Mediation and Conciliation 68 Mediation and Conciliation 6920.

5 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 69 Introduction 69 Informal Action 69 Minimum Standards for Company Procedures 70 The JIB Grievance Procedure 72 Pre-claim Mediation and Conciliation 73 Mediation and Conciliation 7321. EMPLOYMENT OF APPRENTICES 7322. ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS 73 EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND 73 SEx dISCRIMINATION ACT 1975 For the avoidance of doubt the terms employer, employee, operative and any other terms used in these Rules are intended to apply equally to men and where for simplicity the masculine pronoun has been used this is intended to apply equally to men and 2ePagIJob No: 15569 Proof Event: 1 Black Line Level: 0 Park Communications Ltd Alpine Way London E6 6 LACustomer: JIBP roject Title: Handbook 2013T.

6 0207 055 6500 F: 020 7055 6600 INTROdUCTIONThe JIB National Working Rules are made under Rule 80 of the Rules of the JIB, as the National Joint Industrial Council for the Electrical Contracting principal objects of the JIB are to regulate the relations between employers and employees engaged in the Industry and to provide all kinds of benefits for persons concerned with the industry in such ways as the JIB may think fit, for the purpose of stimulating and furthering the improvement and progress of the Industry for the mutual advantage of the employers and employees engaged therein, and in particular, for the purpose aforesaid, and in the public interest, to regulate and control employment and productive capacity within the Industry and the levels of skill and proficiency, wages, and welfare benefits of persons concerned in the Industry means the Electrical Contracting Industry in all its aspects in England, Wales.

7 Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands and such other places as may from time to time be determined by the JIB, including the design, manufacture, sale, distribution, installation, erection, maintenance, repair and renewal of all kinds of Electrical installations, equipment and appliances and ancillary plant of GUIDANCE are printed in italics beneath the paragraphs to which they refer and are indicated by the letters matters referred to in the Notes of Guidance are the minimum requirements expected under the JIB National Working Rules and are not GENERAL These JIB National Working Rules and Industrial Determinations supersede previous Rules and Agreements made between the constituent parties of the National Joint Industrial Council for the Electrical

8 Contracting Industry and shall govern and control the conditions for Electrical , instrumentation and control engineering, data and communications transmission work, its installation, maintenance and its dismantling and other ancillary activities covered by the JIB and shall come into effect in respect of work performed on and after Tuesday, 2nd January 2001. These Rules apply nationally and in such manner as may be determined from time to time by the JIB National Board. All aspects of the JIB Machinery, including the Disciplinary, Grievance and Conciliation Procedures, are a creation of the constituent Parties: Unite the Union and the ECA.

9 The effectiveness, honouring and credibility of the JIB Agreement in total lies with these two organisations. Consequently no other organisations of the same category are recognised for representational or negotiating purposes under the JIB Procedures. Further information on the Parties can be obtained directly from Unite the Union (tel: 020 8462 7755) and the ECA (tel: 020 7313 4800). Principal Obligations and All employer members and operative members must comply with the decisions, regulations, agreements and the National Working Rules made by or with the authority of the JIB National All employer members must fully participate in the JIB Benefit All employer members must offer the facility to be graded and enrolled into the JIB to all relevant employed operatives.

10 The rejection of this facility by an operative must be formally notified to the 2: National Working Rules3531 Sec1teioon All disputes affecting the employment of enrolled operatives and/or the application of the National Working Rules will be referred to the JIB for resolution. The outcome of such referrals will, subject to the right of appeal, be binding on the Parties to the Unite the Union is committed to no Unofficial Action being countenanced or undertaken without the entering and completion of the appropriate procedure.