Furniture deal raises rates by up to 3.7%
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Pay award: minimum industry rates raised by between 2.5% and 3.7% Employees covered (nos.): craft and manual workers (45,000) Effective date: 1
January 2006 |
A pay and conditions agreement negotiated under the auspices of the British Furniture Joint Industrial Council (BFJIC) has resulted in cash increases on minimum rates of 14p per hour for journeymen/women and packers, worth 2.5% and 2.7% respectively on the nationally agreed minimum rates. The minimum hourly rate for labourers/porters increases by 18.44p an hour (worth 3.7%) as part of a strategy to harmonise their rates with those applicable to packers by 2008.
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