A new three-year pay deal has been agreed between employers and plumbers working under the Joint Industry Board (JIB) plumbing national agreement.

Workers will now receive an overall 8.4% increase on pay over the lifetime of the deal, as well as two days additional holiday, increases in allowances which match increases in basic pay and a 20% increase in sick pay.

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Overall, the deal will see advanced plumbers receive a basic rate of £15.05 an hour from January 2018.

Union Unite's national officer for construction, John Allott, said the deal provides certainty for both workers and employers going forward and "should be used as a model for other agreements and negotiations".

"This is an excellent deal for plumbers and is well above the average pay awards that workers are receiving across all sectors," he said.

"Crucially it maintains the integrity of the national agreement and it will greatly assist in increasing the recruitment and retention of highly skilled plumbers."

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