2025 is the year for fair pay

In recent years, your pay has taken a knock. But Unite is determined to get your wages back on track.

In 2021 amid double-digit inflation, 2.5% on pay for two years is a pay cut.

October 2022 – The National Minimum Wage (NMW) rises see Apprentice pay leap.  But fully qualified workforce falls behind.

December 2022- Unite puts forward a claim for increased pay across the Electrical Contracting Industry.

June 2023- Unite members narrowly accept a two-year pay deal of 7% in 2024 and 5% in 2025.  A working party to look at rates for Apprentices and Electrical Contracting is agreed.

November 2023 – A further National Minimum Wage rise sees apprentices’ pay jump by 21.2% in 2024. Yet again, pay rates for the fully qualified professionals fails to keep pace.

January 2024 - The working group is established to:

  • Reset clear gap between National Minimums and bargained rates 
  • Restore pay differentials in the agreements

October 2024 - Budget announced with new National Minimums for Apprentices

December 2024 - Unite submits claim for 2026 and beyond to PAY PROFESSIONALS PROPERLY

2025 – Unite’s pay campaign goes live.  Make sure you are part of it.

WHY DO PAY DIFFERENTIALS MATTER?

They act as an incentive to apprentices just starting out, something to aim towards. And they recognise the skills a trains electrician has. It’s what collective bargaining is for.

BRITAIN IS BUILDING AGAIN. IT’S TIME TO REBUILD OUR PAY

Right now, in the UK there is a critical shortage of skilled electricians. We need around104,000 new electricians by 2032 to meet net zero demands including the government's ambitious housebuilding targets and renewable energy initiatives.