Building Engineering Services Association and Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Dayworks
Defintion of the prime cost of daywork
Applicable from 6 April 2016

Table 1A
Calculation of hourly base rate of labour for all main grades (excluding Northern Ireland)

Senior Craftsman Senior Senior

(+ supervisory Senior Craftsman Senior Craftsman Craftsman Craftsman Craftsman Craftsman
responsibility & 2 units (+ supervisory Craftsman (+ 2 units of (+ 1 unit of (+3 units of (+2 units of (+1 unit of
of responsibility responsibility & 1 unit of (+ Supervisory responsibility responsibility Senior responsibility responsibility responsibility Adult Mate Mate
Foreman allowance) responsibility allowance) responsibilities) allowance) allowance) Craftsman allowance) allowance) allowance) Craftsman Installer Trainee over 18 16-17
Rate 16.08 15.50 14.95 14.40 14.40 13.85 13.30 13.85 13.30 12.75 12.20 11.04 9.31 9.31 4.32
Annual pay 27,617.40 26,621.25 25,676.63 24,732.00 24,732.00 23,787.38 22,842.75 23,787.38 22,842.75 21,898.13 20,953.50 18,961.20 15,989.93 15,989.93 7,419.60

Weekly holiday credit 74.73 71.93 69.40 66.84 66.84 64.29 61.75 64.29 61.75 59.25 56.69 51.34 43.27 43.27 20.07
Annual holiday credit 3,960.69 3,812.29 3,678.20 3,542.52 3,542.52 3,407.37 3,272.75 3,407.37 3,272.75 3,140.25 3,004.57 2,721.02 2,293.31 2,293.31 1,063.71
Annual earnings 31,578.09 30,433.54 29,354.83 28,274.52 28,274.52 27,194.75 26,115.50 27,194.75 26,115.50 25,038.38 23,958.07 21,682.22 18,283.24 18,283.24 8,483.31

National Insurance 3,238.32 3,080.37 2,931.51 2,782.43 2,782.43 2,633.42 2,484.48 2,633.42 2,484.48 2,335.84 2,186.76 1,872.69 1,403.63 1,403.63 51.24
Combined weekly holiday
credit, welfare and pension 111.52 107.72 104.27 100.76 100.76 97.30 93.83 97.30 93.83 90.40 86.93 79.62 68.64 68.64 37.01
contributions
Weekly welfare and pension
contribution
36.79 35.79 34.87 33.92 33.92 33.01 32.08 33.01 32.08 31.15 30.24 28.28 25.37 25.37 16.94

Combined annual welfare

and pension contribution
1,949.87 1,896.87 1,848.11 1,797.76 1,797.76 1,749.53 1,700.24 1,749.53 1,700.24 1,650.95 1,602.72 1,498.84 1,344.61 1,344.61 897.82

Annual prime cost 36,766.28 35,410.78 34,134.44 32,854.71 32,854.71 31,577.69 30,300.22 31,577.69 30,300.22 29,025.16 27,747.55 25,053.75 21,031.48 21,031.48 9,432.37

HOURLY PRIME COST 21.41 20.62 19.87 19.13 19.13 18.39 17.64 18.39 17.64 16.90 16.16 14.59 12.25 12.25 5.49

Table 1B
Calculation of hourly base rate of labour for all main grades (Northern Ireland ONLY)

Senior Craftsman Senior Senior

(+ supervisory Senior Craftsman Senior Craftsman Craftsman Craftsman Craftsman Craftsman
responsibility & 2 units (+ supervisory Craftsman (+ 2 units of (+ 1 unit of (+3 units of (+2 units of (+1 unit of
of responsibility responsibility & 1 unit of (+ Supervisory responsibility responsibility Senior responsibility responsibility responsibility Adult Mate Mate
Foreman allowance) responsibility allowance) responsibilities) allowance) allowance) Craftsman allowance) allowance) allowance) Craftsman Installer Trainee over 18 16-17
Rate 16.08 15.50 14.95 14.40 14.40 13.85 13.30 13.85 13.30 12.75 12.20 11.04 9.31 9.31 4.32

Annual pay 27,617.40 26,621.25 25,676.63 24,732.00 24,732.00 23,787.38 22,842.75 23,787.38 22,842.75 21,898.13 20,953.50 18,961.20 15,989.93 15,989.93 7,419.60
Weekly holiday credit 74.73 71.93 69.40 66.84 66.84 64.29 61.75 64.29 61.75 59.25 56.69 51.34 43.27 43.27 20.07
Annual holiday credit 3,960.69 3,812.29 3,678.20 3,542.52 3,542.52 3,407.37 3,272.75 3,407.37 3,272.75 3,140.25 3,004.57 2,721.02 2,293.31 2,293.31 1,063.71
Annual earnings 31,578.09 30,433.54 29,354.83 28,274.52 28,274.52 27,194.75 26,115.50 27,194.75 26,115.50 25,038.38 23,958.07 21,682.22 18,283.24 18,283.24 8,483.31

National Insurance 3,238.32 3,080.37 2,931.51 2,782.43 2,782.43 2,633.42 2,484.48 2,633.42 2,484.48 2,335.84 2,186.76 1,872.69 1,403.63 1,403.63 51.24
Combined weekly holiday
credit, welfare and pension 111.52 107.72 104.27 100.76 100.76 97.30 93.83 97.30 93.83 90.40 86.93 79.62 68.64 68.64 37.01
contributions
Weekly welfare and pension
contribution
36.79 35.79 34.87 33.92 33.92 33.01 32.08 33.01 32.08 31.15 30.24 28.28 25.37 25.37 16.94

Combined annual welfare

and pension contribution
1,949.87 1,896.87 1,848.11 1,797.76 1,797.76 1,749.53 1,700.24 1,749.53 1,700.24 1,650.95 1,602.72 1,498.84 1,344.61 1,344.61 897.82

CITB levy
110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 18.00 18.00 18.00

Annual prime cost 36,876.28 35,520.78 34,244.44 32,964.71 32,964.71 31,687.69 30,410.22 31,687.69 30,410.22 29,135.16 27,857.55 25,163.75 21,049.48 21,049.48 9,450.37

HOURLY PRIME COST 21.47 20.68 19.94 19.19 19.19 18.45 17.71 18.45 17.71 16.96 16.22 14.65 12.26 12.26 5.50

LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL

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Table 2
Calculation of hourly base rate of labour for modern apprentices

Senior Modern Intermediate Junior Modern

Apprentice Modern Apprentice Apprentice Column1
Rate 11.04 8.57 6.04
Annual pay 18,961.20 14,718.98 10,373.70

Weekly holiday credit

51.34 39.9 28.11
Annual holiday credit 2,721.02 2,114.70 1,489.83
Annual earnings 21,682.22 16,833.68 11,863.53

National Insurance 1,872.69 1,203.59 517.71

Combined weekly holiday credit, welfare and
pension contributions
79.62 64.02 47.96

Weekly welfare and pension contribution 28.28 24.12 19.85

Combined annual welfare and pension

contribution
1,498.84 1,278.36 1,052.05

Annual prime cost 25,053.75 19,315.63 13,433.29

HOURLY PRIME COST 14.59 11.25 7.82

Hourly rates for the prime cost of dayworks have been recalculated to take account of changes to national insurance rates effective from 6 April 2016.

Table 1A sets out the hourly base rates for main grades (excluding Northern Ireland)
Table 1B applies to Northern Ireland only, and
Table 2 sets out the applicable rates for modern apprentices.

LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL

BUILDING ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATION Dayworks applicable from 6 April 2016 legal@theBESA.com 020 7313 4918 www.theBESA.com