Measure | Provisions for Agricultural Workers from 1 October 2007 | Provisions for Other Workers covered by general employment law |
Age from which minimum wage controls apply | Above minimum school leaving age | 16 |
Age from which adult rate applies | Age related pay differentials removed | 22 |
Range of minimum wage rates | £5.52 in first 26 weeks of employment and £5.96 thereafter | £3.40 to £5.52 |
Stable Income Arrangement | Voluntary option of paying wages in equal instalments for each pay period regardless of the number of hours worked in each pay period | None |
Working hours to which minimum rates apply | All hours, with higher minimum rates for overtime (anything over 8 hours a day or 39 hours a week) | All hours, but one minimum rate applies throughout |
Factors leading to higher minimum rates | Additional sum of at least £0.90 per hour payable on basic hours for appropriate qualification | None |
Entitlement to paid holidays | 5 weeks plus 4 special days designated in the Order. A week is equivalent to the number of days that an employee would be expected to work in the course of his regular working week. | 24 days |
Level of holiday pay | Pay in accordance with Employment Rights Act 1996 | Pay in accordance with Employment Rights Act 1996 |
Entitlement to paid sick leave and level of sick pay received | 13 weeks on full pay after 1 year's continuous employment thereafter Statutory Sick Pay ( SSP) applies | SSP applies |
Paternity/Adoption leave | Paternity and Adoption Regulations 2002 apply | Paternity and Adoption Regulations 2002 apply |
Bereavement Leave | As for Other Workers plus 3 days paid bereavement leave | Right to unpaid time off to make arrangements |
Value of Benefits | Maximum deduction from gross pay of £1.00 per week for a tied house. Not more than £4.30 for each day in the week (£30.10 per week) for living accommodation other than a house. | Maximum deduction from pay of £30.10 per week for accommodation |
Standby Duty | Payment of not less than the agricultural minimum hourly rate | None |
Working Dogs | Weekly allowances of £4.52 for each dog, up to a maximum of 4 dogs | None |