Construction The following basic hourly rates of pay will apply in the sector from 1st October 2019 to 30th September 2020:

Craftsperson’s €19.44 per hour Bricklayers/Stone Layers; Carpenters and Joiners; Floor Layers; Glaziers; Painters; Plasterers; Stone Cutters; Wood Machinists; Slaters and Tilers.
Category A Worker €18.86 per hour Scaffolders who hold an Advanced Scaffolding Card and who have four years’ experience; Banks operatives, Steel Fixers; Crane Drivers and Heavy Machine Operators.
Category B Worker €17.50 per hour Skilled General Operatives who have worked in the sector for more than 2 years.
New Entrant Operative Workers €14.14 per hour To apply for 2 years to new entrant operative workers over the age of 18 years and entering the sector for the first time.

The following rates of pay shall apply to apprentices employed in the sector from 1st October 2019 to 30th September 2020:

Apprentice Year 1 33.3% of Craft rate
Apprentice Year 2 50% of Craft Rate
Apprentice Year 3 75% of Craft Rate
Apprentice Year 4 90% of Craft Rate

The following basic hourly rates of pay will apply in the sector from 1st October 2020.

Craftsperson €19.96 per hour Bricklayers/Stone Layers; Carpenters and Joiners; Floor Layers; Glaziers; Painters; Plasterers; Stone Cutters; Wood Machinists; Slaters and Tilers.
Category A Worker €19.37 per hour Scaffolders who hold an Advanced Scaffolding Card and who have four years’ experience; Banks operatives, Steel Fixers; Crane Drivers and Heavy Machine Operators.
Category B Worker €17.97 per hour Skilled General Operatives who have worked in the sector for more than 2 years.
New entrant operative workers €14.52 To apply for 2 years to new entrant operative workers over the age of 18 years and entering the sector for the first time.

 

 

The following basic hourly rates of pay will apply to apprentices employed in the sector from 1st October 2020.

Apprentice Year 1 33.3% of Craft rate
Apprentice Year 2 50% of Craft Rate
Apprentice Year 3 75% of Craft Rate
Apprentice Year 4 90% of Craft Rate

 Electrical Contracting Sector

The following hourly rates of pay shall apply to the indicated categories of employee employed in the sector from 1st September 2019:

Category 1 (Newly qualified electricians employed in the sector) € 23.49
Category 2 (qualified electricians employed in the sector with effect from the commencement of their 3rd year of employment after qualification as an electrician) € 23.96
Category 3 (Electricians employed in the sector with effect from the commencement of their 6th year of employment after qualification as an electrician) € 24.34

 

The following rates of pay shall apply to apprentices employed in the sector from 1st September 2019:

Apprentice Year 1

 

€7.05
Apprentice Year 2

 

€10.57
Apprentice Year 3

 

€15.27
Apprentice Year 4

 

€18.80