SJIB National Wage Rates 2017 to 2020

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Operatives	2% Effective 02/01/2017		2.5% Effective 01/01/2018		2.75% Effective 07/01/2019		3% Effective 06/01/2020
	Shop	Travel	Shop	Travel	Shop	Travel	Shop	Travel
Technician	£15.97	£17.92	£16.37	£18.37	£16.82	£18.88	£17.32	£19.45
Approved Electrician	£13.98	£15.92	£14.33	£16.32	£14.72	£16.77	£15.16	£17.27
Electrician	£12.73	£14.68	£13.05	£15.05	£13.41	£15.46	£13.81	£15.92
Labourer	£9.38	£11.79	£10.08	£12.08	£10.36	£12.41	£10.67	£12.78
Adult Trainee Stage 1	£9.38	£11.79	£10.08	£12.08	£10.36	£12.41	£10.67	£12.78
Adult Trainee Stage 2	£10.82	£12.48	£11.09	£12.79	£11.40	£13.14	£11.74	£13.53
Adult Trainee Stage 3	£12.09	£13.95	£12.40	£14.30	£12.74	£14.69	£13.12	£15.12
Apprentice Stage 3 (registered before 07/01/2013)	£9.47	£11.15	£9.71	£11.43	£9.98	£11.74	£10.28	£12.09

Apprentices registered after 07/01/2013

Apprentices	2% Effective 02/01/2017		2.5% Effective 01/01/2018		2.75% Effective 07/01/2019		3% Effective 06/01/2020
	At work	At College	At work	At college	At work	At college	At work	At college
Apprentice Stage 1	£5.09	£4.46	£5.22	£4.57	£5.36	£4.69	£5.52	£4.83
Apprentice Stage 2	£7.00	£6.37	£7.18	£6.53	£7.38	£6.71	£7.60	£6.91
Apprentice Stage 3	£8.91	£8.27	£9.14	£8.48	£9.39	£8.72	£9.67	£8.98
Apprentice Stage 3 FICA	£10.18	£9.55	£10.44	£9.79	£10.73	£10.06	£11.05	£10.36

Apprentices become FICA Eligible once:

• They have completed a minimum of 12 months in Stage 3.
• They have attended and completed the Inspection and Testing week at an approved centre (SVQ week).
• They have documented and completed site activities through the Log Book or Site Activity Portfolio (SAP) and these have been signed off by a SECTT Training Officer.
• The Competence Achievement Record (CAR) has been signed-off.
• The Employer has completed and returned the FICA Declaration to SECTT.
• The SJIB has notified the employer that the Apprentice has progressed from Stage 3 to Stage 3 FICA.

Note: The SJIB Wage Rates for Apprentices are negotiated and agreed by the SJIB National Board. The SJIB contractual rates apply to all Apprentices, regardless of age during the first 12 months of the apprenticeship. After the first 12 months, when the National Minimum Wage/National Living Wage is higher than the negotiated rates, the National Minimum Wage/National Living Wage will take precedence, depending on the age of the Apprentice. The current age-based National Minimum Wage rates can be found in the SJIB Circular – National Minimum Wage Rates.

Lodging Allowances & Retention Fees

The following rates are effective from 07/01/2019

Mileage Allowance and Mileage Rate

The transport allowances below apply to Operatives, Adult Trainees and Apprentices

Note: Mileage Allowance/Rate is payable to employees who are being paid Travel Rate and are travelling in their own time. Mileage Allowance is payable to Operatives and Apprentices who use their own transport from the Shop to their place of work and is free of tax.  Mileage Rate is payable to Operatives and Apprentices where transport is provided and this rate is subject to the appropriate rate of income tax. Please refer to the National Working Rules for taxation information.

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Weekly Sick Pay in Addition to SSP for Operatives & Adult Trainees

	Technician	Approved Electrician	Electrician	Labourer & Adult Trainee
Weeks 1 and 2	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Weeks 3 to 24	£180.00	£170.00	£160.00	£150.00
Weeks 25 to 52	£90.00	£85.00	£80.00	£75.00

Weekly Sick Pay in Addition to SSP for Apprentices

Note: Apprentice Sick Pay is payable at the appropriate rate for an aggregate period of 12 weeks in any consecutive 12 months.

Welfare Benefits

Benefit	Operatives & Adult Trainees	Apprentices
Death Benefit	£30,000	£10,000
Accidental Death Benefit (On-Site)	£55,000	£25,000
Total Accidental Death Benefit (On-Site)	£85,000 (£30,000 + £55,000)	£35,000 (£10,000 + £25,000)
Permanent and Total Disability Benefit	Up to £50,000	Up to £10,000
Accidental Dismemberment Benefit	£4,000	£2,000