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Wage agreement summary
The following table summarises the wage agreements currently in force for the principal wage-fixing bodies within the construction industry
Operatives	Agreement body	Current basic hourly rate	Effective since
Builders and civil engineering operatives	Construction Industry Joint Council	Craft rate: Â£9/hour	27 June 2005
Ìý	ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV & Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC)	Advanced craft: Â£9.25/hour	13 June 2005
Ìý	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý
Plumbers	The Joint Industry Board for Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services in England and Wales	Advanced plumber: Â£11.20/hour	2 January 2006
Ìý	Scottish and Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Industry	Advanced plumber: Â£11.16/hour	5 June 2006
Ìý	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý
H&V operatives	Joint Conciliation Committee of the Heating, Ventilating and Domestic Engineering Industry	Craftsman: Â£10/hour	3 October 2005
Ìý	The Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry	Approved electrician: Â£11.98/hour	9 January 2006
Ìý	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý
Electricians	Scottish Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry	Approved electrician: Â£11.98/hour	9 January 2006