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INTRODUCTION

This document has been issued by the Scottish Government Rural Directorate to seek the views of individuals and organisations about the way in which minimum rates of pay and other conditions of service should be determined for workers employed in agriculture in Scotland.

It summarises the current arrangements and explains the role of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board. It also compares the protection available to agricultural workers with the protection available to all other workers under general employment law.

Your views on continuing the current arrangements or altering them are invited and a questionnaire has been prepared for this purpose. You may, of course, comment on issues not addressed in the questionnaire if you wish.

Completed questionnaire and comments

The questionnaire is attached in the centre of this document and you should address your response to:

Ronnie Grady

Tel: 0131 244 6392
Fax: 0131 244 6551

Responses can be made by e-mail to Ronnie.grady@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

The closing date for responses is 30 September 2008.

Further copies of this document and questionnaire are available on request from Louise Stewart at the address shown above or by telephoning

0131 244-6397 or 6394.

This document can also be found on the Scottish Government website at: www.scotland.gov.uk

Handling your Response

We need to know how you wish your response to be handled and, in particular, whether you are happy for it to be made public. Please complete and return the Respondent Information Form as this will ensure we treat your response appropriately.

If you ask for your response not to be published then we will regard it as confidential, and we will treat it accordingly.

All respondents should be aware that the Scottish Government are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and would therefore have to consider any request made to it under the Act for information relating to this consultation exercise.

Other enquiries

If you have any other questions about this consultation you should contact Ronnie Grady or Louise Stewart as indicated above.

Other relevant publications

Copies of the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Order and an explanatory Guide to the Order can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/08/28120146/0 or obtained from the Agricultural Wages Section telephone: 0131 244-6397 or e-mail SAWB@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.

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