Founding Parties
Scottish Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry
The Scottish Joint Industry Board was founded in 1969 by SELECT, formerly the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, and Unite the Union, formerly AMICUS. The principal objects of the Board are to regulate relations between employers and employees engaged in the industry in Scotland, to provide benefits for persons engaged in the industry in Scotland, to stimulate and further the progress of the industry, and in addition and in the public interest to regulate and control employment, the level of skill and proficiency, health and safety competence, wages and welfare benefits.
Membership of the Board consists of 4 representatives of SELECT and 4 representatives of Unite the Union with an independent Chairman. The main functions are the maintenance of the National Working Rules, the registration and licensing of apprentices, grading and registration of employees, the resolution of disputes and the provision of welfare benefits.
Scottish Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry
The Walled Garden, Bush Estate, Midlothian, EH26 0SB
Telephone: 0131 - 445 9216 Fax: 0131 - 445 5548
SELECT
The Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, now trading as SELECT, was formed in 1900 as the Employers’ Organisation/Trade Association to serve and represent the electrical contracting industry in Scotland. The vast majority of electrical contractors in Scotland are now members of SELECT.
SELECT’s principal objectives are to provide guidance and assistance to firms with day-to-day problems and enquiries, to help create an environment and the conditions in the industry which enable firms to operate profitably and to develop industry skills. To help achieve this aim SELECT provides services on industrial relations and employment conditions; apprenticeship and management training; technical and contractual matters; commercial matters; legislation affecting the industry and financial benefits. The Managing Director is the Chief Official heading the permanent staff and is responsible to the Central Board for overall policy and the management of SELECT’s affairs.
SELECT is governed by a Central Board comprising the Office Bearers and elected representatives drawn from each of its eight branches in Aberdeen, Inverness and the North East of Scotland; Ayrshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Tayside; Edinburgh and South East Scotland; Glasgow and West of Scotland, and Lanarkshire. There is also a standing committee covering each of the main areas of operational activity.
Regular meetings are held in all branch areas. They provide a link between branch members through their representatives and the Central Board and the SELECT secretariat who are represented at all meetings.
SELECT
The Walled Garden, Bush Estate, Midlothian, EH26 0SB
www.select.org.uk
Telephone: 0131 - 445 5577 Fax: 0131 - 445 5548
Unite the Union
Unite the Union was formed after AMICUS and the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) merged in May 2007. Unite the Union is at the forefront of supporting workers through a programme of campaigning and organising.
Unite the Union is the “Union for Life”, throughout members’ working lives - whatever their job and whoever their employer. Based on the principles of individual and collective responsibilities, Unite the Union is dedicated to improving its members’ standard of living and quality of life in both the public and private sectors reflecting the changing world of work.
By combining the forces of AMICUS and the T&G, Unite the Union now represents more than 2 million people throughout Britain’s industries from shop floor to management.
Our responsible forward-looking approach to representation means we have fostered good working relations with leading companies.
Whether you are thinking of joining the Union or simply want to find out more about us, you will find ample proof that Unite the Union is truly a Union for the future.
Unite the Union
John Smith House, 145-165 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4RZ
Telephone: 0141 - 248 7131 Fax: 0141 - 221 3898
Head Office
Unite the Union, Hayes Court, West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7AU
www.amicustheunion.org
Telephone: 020 8462 7755 Fax: 020 8462 4959