(Waterford) asked the Minister for Labour the latest minimum rates of pay provided for under the agricultural workers joint labour committee; and the number of workers covered by these rates.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Workers' Pay.
487.
The information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
STATEMENT
Minimum rates of pay fixed by the current Employment Regulation Order (Agricultural Workers Joint Labour Committee) 1980:
From 1 August 1981
|
Zone A* |
Zone B* |
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|
Age |
Per Week |
Per Hour |
Per Week |
Per Hour |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
19 years and over |
72.80 |
1.82 |
72.28 |
1.80 |
|
18 to 19 years |
61.88 |
1.54 |
61.43 |
1.53 |
|
17 to 18 years |
54.60 |
1.36 |
54.21 |
1.35 |
|
16 to 17 years |
47.32 |
1.18 |
46.98 |
1.17 |
|
15 to 16 years |
40.04 |
1.00 |
39.75 |
0.99 |
|
Per Month |
Per Month |
|||
|
£ |
£ |
|||
|
19 years and over |
316.10 |
313.88 |
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|
18 to 19 years |
268.68 |
266.80 |
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|
17 to 18 years |
236.84 |
235.33 |
||
|
16 to 17 years |
205.22 |
204.03 |
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|
15 to 16 years |
173.91 |
172.61 |
Note
Monthly rates are applicable only to contracts of employment for a definite period of 5 months or more.
*Zone A means certain parts of Cork, Dublin and Bray. Zone B means all other areas.
According to the Labour Force Survey 1979, which was published in September 1981, there are 27,900 agricultural employees in the State.