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).


Sectors of the industry covered by consultation responses

A wide variety of sectors of the agricultural industry were represented in the responses to the consultation. These included soft fruit, arable and mixed arable, horticulture, livestock, potato growers, forestry and estate management - see Table 4, below. The sectors receiving most representation in the consultation responses were soft fruit and arable. 17 responses (31%) were from those involved in the soft fruit sector and 16 responses (29%) were from those involved in the arable sector. These are traditionally the sectors which employ large numbers of seasonal workers. 6 responses (11%) were received from individuals and organisations involved in horticulture.

Table 4. Sectors of the industry covered by consultation responses

Arable
Arable, cattle, timber
Arable / horticulture / vegetable
Arable, soft fruit, diversified agri
Mixed arable, cattle and sheep
Beef cattle and horticulture
Beef cattle and sheep
Beef, sheep and hill farming
Estate management - agricultural, forestry, gardening, fishery and gamekeeping staff
Forestry
Forestry nursery
Fruit, vegetables and salads
Hardy ornamental stock production
Horticulture
Livestock, forestry
Mixed Other - machinery ring
Potato farmers and growers
Potato, vegetable, cereal and cattle
Retail/horticulture
Retired farm manager
Soft fruit
Soft fruit / poultry / arable
Soft fruit, potatoes, arable
Soft fruit, beef and arable
Soft fruit, arable, poultry, beef
Soft fruit and vegetable
Vegetable, cereal, soft fruit

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