ABSTRACT
The following data is published for information only and is not used for within the calculation of rates for this publication. The exception is the calculation shown for the working hours per year.
The Working Rule Agreement includes a pay structure with general operative and additional skilled rates of pay as well as craft rate. Plus rates and additional payments will be consolidated into basic pay to provide the following rates (for a normal 39 hour week) which will come into effect from the following dates:
Effective from 7 January 2013
The following basic rates of pay are:
Rate per 39-hour week (£) Rate per hour (£)
Craft Rate 416.13 10.67
Skill Rate 1 396.63 10.17
Skill Rate 2 381.81 9.79
Skill Rate 3 357.24 9.16
Skill Rate 4 337.35 8.65
General operative 313.17 8.03
Effective from 7 January 2013
Craft operatives General operatives
£ £ £ £
Wages at standard basic rate
Productive time 44.30 wks 416.13 18,434.56 313.17 13,873.43
Lost time allowance 0.90 wks 416.13 367.15 313.17 281.85
Overtime 0.00 wks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
18,809.08 14,155.28
Extra payments under National Working Rules 45.00 wks – – –
Sick pay 1.00 wk – – –
CITB Allowance (0.50% of payroll) 1.00 year 106.11 79.86
Holiday pay 4.20 wks 416.13 1,747.75 313.17 1,315.31
Public Holiday pay 1.60 wks 416.13 665.81 313.17 501.07
Employer’s contributions to:
EasyBuild Stakeholder Pension
(Death and accident cover is provided free) 52.00 wks 5.00 260.00 5.00 260.00
National Insurance (average weekly payment) 52.00 wks 35.90 1,866.80 21.96 1,141.92
23,455.55 17,453.44
Severance pay and sundry costs Plus 1.50% 351.83 0.02 261.80
23,087.38 17,715.24
Employer’s Liability and Third Party Insurance Plus 2.00% 476.15 0.02 354.30
Total cost per annum 24,283.53 18,069.54
Total cost per hour 14.06 10.46
Example Calculations of Prime Cost of Labour in Daywork
Effective from 7 January 2013
EXAMPLE ONE
Craft operative General operative
Rate £
Annual cost £
Rate £
Annual cost £
Basic Wages 46.2 wks 416.13 19,225.21 313.17 14,468.45
Extra Payments: Where applicable 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sub Total: 19,225.21 14,468.45
Employer’s National Insurance contribution
(13.8% after the first £148 per week) 2,046.64 1,057.14
21,271.85 15,525.59
Employer’s Contributions to:
CITB levy (0.5% of payroll) 108.19 81.42
Holiday Pay 226.2 hrs 10.67 2,413.55 8.03 1,816.39
Welfare Benefit – stamps 52 wks 11.39 592.28 11.39 592.28
Annual labour cost: 24,385.87 18,015.68
Hourly base rates as defined 13.53 10.00
EXAMPLE TWO
Craft operative General operative
Rate £
Annual cost £
Rate £
Annual cost £
Basic Wages 46.2 wks 416.13 19,225.21 313.17 14,468.45
Extra Payments: Where applicable 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sub Total: 19,225.21 14,468.45
Employer’s National Insurance contribution
(13.8% after the first £148 per week) 1,713.57 1,057.14
20,938.78 15,525.59
Employer’s Contributions to:
CITB Levy (0.5% of payroll) 96.13 72.34
Annual labour cost: 21,034.91 15,597.93
Hourly base Rates 11.67 8.66
1. Calculated following Definition of Prime Cost of Daywork carried out under a Building Contract, published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Construction Confederation.
