BATJIC 2023/2024

The BATJIC 2023/24 wage rates will come into effect from Monday 19 June 2023. This year’s agreement is a one-year deal that has agreed an 8% wage rate increase across the board, and a 10.1% increase for daily fare and lodging allowance in line with January 2023’s figure for the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The BATJIC daily fare and lodging allowances are included on HMRC’s list of Working Rule Agreements and can therefore be paid tax free. 

What is BATJIC?

BATJIC (The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council) is an annually agreed voluntary wages and payment scheme negotiated between the FMB and UNITE the Union. Members may use the scheme in its entirety or as guidance and are not bound to follow it. We know many members choose to go beyond the agreed BATJIC rates.


Full details and all new wage rates applicable from 19 June and the full BATJIC Constitution and Working Rule Agreement 2023/24 are available to download below. Information sheets from previous years can also be downloaded. 

Further information

Christmas shutdown period 2023-24

Under BATJIC Working Rule Agreement 4, seven of the 22 working days annual leave are attached to the Christmas holiday period, to be taken alongside the three public holidays. Holidays may be taken at times other than these by mutual agreement between the employer and employees. In Scotland the Christmas holiday period consists of four public holidays and six annual leave days.

BATJIC is recommending that the Christmas shutdown period 2023-24 commences at close on Friday 22 December 2023, with return to work on Monday 8 January 2023.

Scotland annual and public holidays

Full details on Scottish holidays can be found in our article Annual and public holidays 2023 Scotland and Annual and public holidays 2024 Scotland.

Pensions

Pensions auto-enrolment rules: Under the Pensions Act 2008 employers are required to automatically enrol certain members of their workforce into a workplace pension scheme. For more information visit the pension regulator website. The minimum employer contribution under pensions auto-enrolment rules can be found on the GOV.UK website. 

BATJIC pension scheme

The BATJIC pension scheme was closed in 2012. It is now managed by Phoenix Life Limited. If you have any enquirers about a BATJIC Pension then please call need call Phoenix Life Limited on 0345 075 0755 or write to them at PO Box 1243, Peterborough, PE2 2LD.

Information sheets

2023-2024

A previous version of the 2023/2024 Information Sheet and Prime Cost of Day Work Rates, which was available until 3 July 2023, incorrectly stated the wage rate for '16 years of Age' under the 'For Apprentices under 19 years of age:' this has now been corrected.

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

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