Introductory text

Whereas the National Working Rules of the National Joint Council for the Building Industry are a collective agreement which makes provision whereby employees to whom the collective agreement relates have a right to guaranteed remuneration;

And whereas the parties to the collective agreement (whose descriptions are set out in Schedule 1 to this Order) all made application to the Secretary of State under section 18(1) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978^f1 (“the Act”);

And whereas the collective agreement complies with section 18(4) of the Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State, having regard to the provisions of the collective agreement (which so far as are material are set out in Schedule 2 to this Order), is satisfied that section 12 of the Act should not apply to those employees;