Consultation on Review of the Role of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board: Findings from the Analysis of Consultation Responses
This report presents the findings from the analysis of responses to the consultation on the review of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (2015).
Overview
56 responses were received to this consultation on the role of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB). As Table 1, below, shows, 13 of these responses (23%) were in favour of retaining the SAWB with its present statutory powers to set minimum wage rates and other conditions of service which are legally binding on employers (option A), while 41 (73%) favoured abolition (option C).[1] One response favoured option B, namely to retain the SAWB but as an advisory body, giving the Scottish Government the discretion to fix minimum wage rates and other conditions based on advice given by the SAWB. One response favoured none of the three options presented, instead proposing that temporary employees be exempted from the SAWB Order in their first 6 months of employment.
Table 1. Views on alternative mechanisms for establishing pay rates and conditions for agricultural workers in Scotland: summary of responses.
| Option | Number of responses |
|---|---|
| Option A - Retain the SAWB with its present statutory powers to set minimum wage rates and other conditions of service which are legally binding on employers | 13 |
| Option B - Retain the SAWB but as an advisory body, giving the Scottish Government the discretion to fix minimum wage rates and other conditions based on advice given by the SAWB | 1 |
| Option C - Remove all existing arrangements for agricultural workers and determine their pay and conditions under general employment law | 41 |
| None of the above | 1 |
| Total number of responses | 56 |
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