{"id":13676,"date":"2023-03-01T06:19:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/engineering-construction-workers-win-an-extra-1-an-hour\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T06:19:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:19:23","slug":"engineering-construction-workers-win-an-extra-1-an-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/engineering-construction-workers-win-an-extra-1-an-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering construction workers win an extra \u00a31 an hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following a series of pay freezes and below-inflation pay rises, industrial tensions had increased across the 7,000-strong workforce.<\/p>\n

Under the deal between unions and employers in the National Agreement for Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) the extra cost of living rate will apply from now until 30 June.<\/p>\n

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After that date, the supplementary payment will become 75 pence an hour.<\/p>\n

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: \u201cThis is a significant increase in pay for workers, who have benefited from making a collective stand and forced their employers to take action on the cost of living crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Despite the acceptance of the supplementary payment, local disputes over bonus payments\u00a0<\/strong>involving NAECI workers, including at Drax, Grangemouth, Torness, and Mossmoran, will continue, as workers continue to seek a further increase in bonus payments, she warned.<\/p>\n

The ongoing\u00a0local\u00a0action will put additional pressure on employers to resolve the enduring tensions with the agreement when talks begin later this year for a new pay agreement, which is due to come into effect in January 2024.<\/p>\n

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