asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will give up-to-date particulars of the pay, hours of work and paid holidays of agricultural workers in member countries of the EEC in the form of a reply of 26th November, 1974.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Workers' Conditions.
272.
No more recent information is available from the EEC Commission than that given in the reply of 26th November, 1974. The rates currently in operation in the United Kingdom and Ireland are set out in the following table.
RATES of pay, hours of work and paid annual holidays of agricultural workers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
|
Country |
Minimum conventional weekly rates of pay |
Hours of work per week |
Paid annual holidays (excluding Church or Public Holidays)— Number of working days |
|
Ireland |
£26.45 to £27.20 (a) |
44—Winter 50—Summer |
12 (b) |
|
United Kingdom: |
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|
(i) England and Wales |
£28.50 |
40 |
10 to 15 (c) |
|
(ii) Scotland |
£31.50 |
36¼—Winter 41¼—Summer |
10 to 15 (c) |
|
(iii) Six Counties |
£28.80 |
41 |
10 to 15 (c) |
(a) Range of regional variations will be £30.35 to £30.75 as from 23rd June 1975.
(b) This is being increased to three working weeks.
(c) Depending on length of service.