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Plumbing industry: New two-year agreement

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Pay award: minimum industry rates increase by 3.5% in first stage of a two-year deal

Employees covered (nos.): plumbers and gas fitters, apprentices and trainees (60,000)

Effective date: 2 January 2006

The first stage of a new two-year pay and conditions agreement negotiated under the auspices of the joint industry board (JIB) for plumbing mechanical engineering services for England and Wales has resulted in a 3.5% pay rise, effective from 2 January 2006. It is estimated that the settlement directly covers around 20,000 employees, and applies indirectly as an industry benchmark to a further 40,000 workers.