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Metal trades industry: 3.02% increase


Key details

Pay award: 3.02% rise

Employees covered (nos.): all manuals (1,000)

Effective date: 1 January 2004

The National Metal Trades Federation, negotiating for the employers, and the Joint Committee of Light Metal Trades Unions, for the employees, have agreed an increase of 3.02% for all manual workers in the metal trades industry, effective from 1 January 2004.

In addition, both parties recognised the need for timely and effective discussions on the likely movement of the national minimum wage, effective 1 October 2004.