Electrical contractors agree to pay 5% rise

ELECTRICAL contractors employing more than 5,000 of the country’s electricians have accepted a Labour Court recommendation which calls for almost 5% pay increases across the industry.

The Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) became the first contracting body within the industry to confirm it was willing to pay the increases.

Its decision was welcomed by the union representing electricians whose strike, last week, brought some of the country’s major building projects to a halt. The union had been demanding more than 11% pay increases which it said its members were entitled to under the industry’s registered employment agreement (REA).