Agricultural workers: New 'skill' grade introduced
Key details Pay award: standard worker rate increases by 3.3% Employees covered (nos.): farm and horticultural workers (110,000) Effective date: 1 October 2005 |
The Agricultural Wages Board has agreed to increase the basic adult hourly rate for farm and horticultural workers in England and Wales by 3.3%. This increases the standard rate from £5.40 to £5.58 an hour from the 1 October effective date.