WORKING RULE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION …

1 1 WORKING RULE AGREEMENTFOR THECONSTRUCTION industry (Revised 1st August 2018)Further copies available fromConstruction industry Publications LtdTel: 0870 078 4400 Email: each + p&pAny Enquiries regarding this Agreementshould be made to the appropriate body set out on page (ii)ISBN : 9781852631543 Edition : August 2018 Copyright : CONSTRUCTION industry joint council 2018 Published by : CONSTRUCTION industry joint CouncilTypeset by : mjt77designiCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYJOINT COUNCILWORKING RULE AGREEMENTFOR THECONSTRUCTION industry (Revised 1st August 2018)iiEmployers.

2 National Federation of Builders NFBS pectrum House, Suite AF29 Beehive Ring RoadGatwickWest Sussex RH6 0LG03450 578160 Painting & Decorating Association PDA32 Coton RoadNuneatonWarwickshire CV11 5TW0247 635 3776 Home Builders Federation HBFHBF House, 1st Floor27 BroadwallLondon SE1 9PL020 7960 1600 Civil Engineering Contractors AssociationCECA1 Birdcage WalkLondon SW1H 9JJ020 7340 0450 Scottish Building Federation SBFThe Courtyard, 1st FloorUnit 8, Callendar BoulevardCallendar Business ParkFalkirk FK1 1XR0131 556 8866 National Federation of Roofing Contractors NFRCR oofing House31 Worship StreetLondon EC2A 2DY020 7638 7663 National Access & Scaffolding Confederation NASC4th Floor, 12 Bridewell PlaceLondon EC4V 6AP020 7822 7400 National Association of Shopfitters NASNAS House411 Limpsfield RoadWarlinghamSurrey CR6 9HA01883 624961 Build UK (Contractor Members)6-8 Bonhill StreetLondon EC2A 4BY 0844 2495351 Trades Unions.

3 Unite the UnionUnite House, 128 Theobolds Road London WC1X 8TN020 7611 2500 GMB22-24, Worple Road, London SW19 4DD020 8971 4209 CONSTRUCTION industry joint CouncilAdherent Bodies to the CounciliiiWORKING RULES1 Entitlement to Basic Rates of Pay 16 Periodic Leave2 Bonus 17 Guaranteed Minimum Weekly Earnings 3 WORKING Hours 18 Annual Holidays 4 Overtime Rates 19 Public Holidays5 Daily Fare and Travel Allowances 20 Payment of industry Sick Pay6 Shift WORKING 21 Benefits Schemes7 Night Work 22 Grievance Procedure8 Continuous WORKING 23 Disciplinary Procedure9 Tide Work 24

4 Termination of Employment10 Tunnel Work 25 Trade Unions11 Refuelling, Service, 26 Scaffolders Maintenance and Repairs12 Storage of Tools 27 Health Safety and Welfare13 Highways Maintenance 28 Reference Periods and Definitions14 Transfer Arrangements 29 Length of Night Work WR6-10, 13 15 Subsistence Allowance 30 Supplementary Agreements 31 Duration of AgreementSchedule 1. Specified work establishing entitlement to a Skilled Rate or the Craft RateNote: Except where required by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular.

5 Words implying the masculine gender shall include the feminine Secretaries NotesGuidance Notes 45 Special Arrangements for Apprentices 50 Towards a Fully Qualified Workforce 51 Leave in Case of Bereavement 52 Occupational Health 53 Constitution 54ivIndexWORKING TO BASIC RATES OF of Employment of Weekly WORKING FARE AND TRAVEL of of Provided Free by the during WORKING Work Allowance and , SERVICING, MAINTENANCE AND OF of Fares and Time MINIMUM WEEKLY of for RULE (continued)

6 Winter for Annual of Compensatory Provisions Relating to Annual in Respect of Public/Bank Provisions Related to Payment for Public for Work on a Public OF industry SICK of industry Sick Pay with Statutory Sick of Weekly and Duration of of Incapacity for of Incapacity for Conditions for of and Death Accompanying Person (The Companion) a Grievances or Action and of to Accompanying Person (The Companion)29viWORKING RULE (continued) OF Notice to Notice to of Union Time Trade Union Union Shop and Responsibilities of Stewards and Convenor List of Scaffolding SAFETY AND Union Safety with the OF NIGHT WORK WR6-10, OF AGREEMENT36 SCHEDULE 1 SPECIFIED WORK ESTABLISHING ENTITLEMENT TO THE SKILLED OPERATIVE PAYRATE 4, 3, 2.

7 1 OR THE CRAFT RATE37 Bar Benders and Reinforcement Fixers37 Concrete37 Drilling and Blasting37 Dryliners37 Formwork Carpenters37 Gangers and Trade Chargehands37 Gas Network Operations38 Highways Maintenance38 Linesmen Erectors38 Mason Paviors39 Mechanics39viiMECHANICAL PLANT DRIVERS AND OPERATORS39 Backhoe Loaders39 Compressors and Generators39 Concrete Mixers39 Concrete Placing Equipment39 Cranes40 Dozers40 Dumpers and Dump Trucks40 Excavators (360 degree slewing)41 Banksman41 Fork Lift Trucks and Telehandlers41 Motor Graders41 Motorised Scrapers41 Motor Vehicles (Road Licensed Vehicles)41 Power Driven Tools41 Power Rollers41 Pumps42 Shovel Loaders, wheeled or tracked including skid steer42 Tractors (Wheeled or Tracked)42 Trenchers (Type wheel, chain or saw)

8 42 Winches42 Piling42 Pipe Jointers42 Pipelayers42 Pre-Stressing Concrete43 Rail43 Road Surfacing Work43 Scaffolders43 Steelwork Construction43 Timberman43 Tunnels43 Welders44 Young Workers44 joint Secretaries Guidance Notes on the WORKING Rule AGREEMENT of the CONSTRUCTION industry joint Council45 joint Secretaries Note Special Arrangements for Apprentices 50 joint Secretaries Note (Revised March 2005) Towards a Fully Qualified Workforce51 joint Secretaries Note Leave in Case of Bereavement52viiiJoint Secretaries Note Occupational Health53 CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE 54 Addendum - CONSTRUCTION industry joint council (CIJC) resolution and promulgation WORKING Rule ENTITLEMENT TO BASIC RATES OF PAYO peratives employed to carry out work in the Building and Civil Engineering industry are entitled to basic pay in accordance with this WORKING Rule ( ).

9 Rates of pay are set out in a separate Schedule, published periodically by the of basic rates of pay for operatives: General Operative Skilled Operative Rate 4 Skilled Operative Rate 3 Skilled Operative Rate 2 Skilled Operative Rate 1 Craft General General Operatives employed to carry out general building and/or civil engineering work are entitled to receive the General Operatives Basic Rate of Pay. Payment for Occasional Skilled General Operatives, employed as such, who are required to carry out building and/or civil engineering work defined in Schedule 1, on an occasional basis, are entitled to receive the General Operative Basic Rate of Pay increased to the rate of pay specified in Schedule 1 for the hours they are engaged to carry out the defined Skilled Skilled Operatives engaged and employed whole time as such.

10 Who are required to carry out skilled building and/or civil engineering work defined in Schedule 1 on a continuous basis, are entitled to the Basic Rate of Pay specified in Schedule Craft OperativesCraft Operatives employed to carry out craft building and/or civil engineering work are entitled to receive the Craft Operative Basic Rate of published by the council are National Minimum rates and it is open to employers to pay higher legislation requires that an Employee is provided with an Itemised Pay Statement payslip in hard copy or by electronic means.