asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the up-to-date particulars of 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. - EEC Agricultural Workers.
259.
The most recent information available is set out in the following table:
Rates of pay, hours of work and paid annual holidays of agricultural workers in member countries of the EEC
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Country |
Minimum weekly rates of pay |
Hours of work per week |
Paid annual holidays (excluding Church or public holidays) |
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National currencies |
Sterling equivalents(a) |
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Weekly rates |
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Ireland |
£33.00—£33.40(b) |
£33.00—£33.40 (b) |
44—Winter50—Summer |
Equivalent of three working weeks |
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United Kingdom |
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(i) England and Wales |
£30.50 |
40 |
10 to 15 working days (c) |
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(ii) Scotland |
£31.50 |
36½—Winter41½—Summer |
10 to 15 working days (c) |
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(iii) Six Counties |
£30.50 |
41 |
10 to 15 working days (c) |
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Hourly rates |
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Denmark |
D.Kr 23.22 |
£1.87 |
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Belgium |
— |
— |
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France |
— |
— |
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Germany |
D.M. 4.82 to 5.38 (b) |
£0.91 to £1.01 |
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Italy |
It. lira 1053 to 1293 (b) |
£0.76 to £0.94 |
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Netherlands |
D.Fl. 7.55 |
£1.39 |
Latest information available in relation to rates of pay in Belgium and France and hours of work and paid holidays in the Continental countries is that given in reply of 26th November, 1974.
(a)At current rates of exchange.
(b)Range of regional variations.
(c)Depending on length of service.