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Steeplejack deal reaches new heights

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Pay award: industry minimum rates rise by 3.8% in first year of two-year deal

Employees covered (nos.): steeplejacks and lightning-conductor engineers (700)

Effective date: 26 June 2006

Steeplejacks have received a pay increase worth 3.8% on minimum industry rates in the first stage of a new two-year deal. The uplift raises the basic steeplejack rate from £9.16 to £9.51 an hour.