Rates and Allowances
Agricultural Wages (England & Wales)
AGRICULTURAL MINIMUM WAGE RATES FROM 1 OCTOBER 2011
1 October 2011
The agricultural minimum wage (AMW) rates apply to nearly all workers in the farming sector and sets hourly rates below which you must not allow pay to fall.
From 1 October 2011, you'll have to pay non-flexible workers in Grades 1 to 6 the following:
Weekly pay (£) Hourly pay (£) Overtime pay (£)
Grade 1 of compulsory school age
-
3.05
4.58
Grade 1 above compulsory school age 237.90
6.10
9.15
Grade 2
264.03
6.77
10.16
Grade 3
290.55
7.45
11.18
Grade 4
311.61
7.99
11.99
Grade 5
329.94
8.46
12.69
Grade 6
356.46
9.14
13.71
Full details are available from the Business Link website
Agricultural Wages (Scotland)
PROPOSED SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL WAGES AGREED
22 June 2011
The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board has agreed proposed wage rates from October 2011.
The basic rate of pay for agricultural workers with more than 26 weeks continuous employment will increase by 16p per hour to £6.67, bringing the minimum wage for a 39 hour week to £260.13.
The proposed hourly rates are:
£6.11 (an increase of 15p per hour) for those in the first 26 weeks of employment £6.67 for those employed for more that 26 weeks by the same employer £3.70 for workers who undertake a Level 2 Modern Apprenticeship in Agriculture
Workers with appropriate qualifications should also be paid an additional £1.01 per hour.
Those working with dogs should receive an allowance of £5.06 per week for each dog, up to a maximum of four. The Board unanimously agreed to increase the holiday entitlement by one day to 28 days per year, in addition to Christmas Day and New Year's Day, which remain as special holidays. For further information visit the Scottish Government website
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