Following a meeting of the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales on 15-17 June, the following proposals were issued to take effect from 1 October 2009. Views on the proposals are invited up to 20 July, following which the Board will meet again to decide whether or not to confirm its proposals.

The principal changes to rates of pay and benefits are as follows:

• an increase in the Grade 1 (Initial Grade) pay rate for workers over compulsory school age of 1.2%, from £5.74 to £5.81 per hour (£0.01 more than the NMW from October 2009)
• increases in the rates for Grades 2 to 6 of 2.2%, lifting, for example, the Grade 2 Standard Worker rate from £6.26 to £6.40 pre hour
• an increase in the daily Accommodation Offset rate from £4.46 to £4.51 (to match the NMW increase from October 2009).

Further information:
2009 Proposals Document

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Written by Ian Congreave -

Filed under: National Minimum Wage on July 8th, 2009

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