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No pay rise for builders

Wednesday, 15 April 2009 3:24 PM

Construction workers have been told their pay and allowances will remain unchanged until June 2010, because of the current economic downturn.

In a statement issued today, the Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) has announced the conclusion of negotiations with no pay, allowances and conditions agreement changes.

The rates introduced in June 2008 will remain unchanged for a further year.

Bob Blackman, national secretary for construction at Unite, said: "I am extremely disappointed that no increases have been possible for this year.

"BATJIC has a long record of delivering real improvements in pay and conditions for construction workers and it is a real shame that we have not been able to deliver improvements for our members this year. We are hoping that conditions improve sufficiently for agreement to be reached next year for the 2010/11 pay round."

On behalf of employers, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said it is important not to put more pressure on them while they are currently struggling to pay their work force.

Richard Diment, director-general of the FMB, said: "It has become clear that conditions are not going to improve sufficiently for any form of increase to be possible for this year, and there is clearly a need to provide certainty on wages for firms pricing for what little work there is out there.

"The reality of the situation is that the trading environment for FMB members is so dire, that we are simply not in any position to assist hard pressed workers with any aspect of their claim.

"The bottom line is that firms are desperately trying to hang on to their workers and it would be irresponsible of us to make it more difficult for them do so by raising wages at this time of massive economic uncertainty and rapid growth in informal economy competition."

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