Cost update: December 2006 | Features

Wage agreement summary
The following table summarises the wage agreements currently in force for the principal wage fixing bodies in the construction industry
Operatives	Agreement body	Current basic hourly rate	Effective since	Details in	Date of next review
Builders and civil engineering operatives	Construction Industry Joint Council	Craft Rate: £9.32 / hour	26 June 2006	Cost Update 9 June 2006 / Spon’s Architects’ and Builders' Price Book 2007	25 June 2007 (basic rates will rise by 4.3%)
	Building & Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC)	Advanced Craft: £9.67 / hour	12 June 2006	Cost Update 9 June 2006 / Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2007	11 June 2007 (subject to new agreement)
Plumbers	The Joint Industry Board for Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services in England and Wales	Advanced Plumber: £11.20 / hour	2 January 2006	Cost Update 17 March 2006 / Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2007	1 January 2007 (basic rates will rise by 3.5%)
	Scottish and Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Industry	Advanced Plumber: £11.16 / hour	5 June 2006	Cost Update 9 June 2006 / Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2007	4 June 2007 (basic rates will rise by 3.5%)
H&V operatives	Joint Conciliation Committee of the Heating, Ventilating and Domestic Engineering Industry	Craftsman: £10.35 / hour	6 November 2006	See “Executive summary” box above	3 September 2007 (basic rates will rise by 3.5%)
Electricians	The Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry	Approved electrician: £11.98 / hour	9 January 2006	Cost update 17 March 2006/ Spon’s Mechanical and Electrical Services Price book 2006	8 January 2007 (basic rates will rise by.5%)
	Scottish Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry	Approved electrician: £11.98 / hour	9 January 2006		8 January 2007 (basic rates will rise by 5%)