Industry Updates

NAECI 2026 Settlement

The NECC has now confirmed that the Employers’ NAECI 2026 offer of 31st March 2026 has been endorsed by the Trades Unions’ membership. The 2025 NAECI rates (excluding radius and accommodation allowances) were increased by 3.6% in January 2026. Those increases are now effectively supplanted by the agreement now confirmed. Thus, the 2025 pay rates are uplifted by 4.5% together with other elements set out in this Communique, which details the NAECI 2026 Agreement in full, effective from Monday, 4th May 2026.

Industry Training Board Reform: What the Consultation Means for You

The ECITB has released an informative guide about the potential merger of ECITB and CITB. At our upcoming conference the ECITB and DWP will discuss the merger in more details and you can prepare any questions for the panel by reading this relevant information.

Collective Consultation during Redundancy

The ECIA has released a guidance document for member companies that are required to undertake a redundancy programme. The guidance document provides details on the need for collective consultation and how members can avoid common pitfalls in this area.

NAECI Contractual Severance Pay

2nd April 2026 Following any announcement by the Government of changes to the level of the “week’s pay” figure for statutory redundancy, the NJC recalculates NAECI contractual severance payment rates […]

ECITB & CITB Merger Regional Forums

Organisations that operate across the engineering construction industry (ECI) are invited to a series of Regional Forums throughout April and May to hear the latest news from their regions and nations, including the Government’s consultation on the principle of the CITB and ECITB forming a single body.