Minimum Wage Increase For Agricultural Workers Announced

Minimum Wage Increase For Agricultural Workers Announced THE “Grade 1 Minimum Rate” of wages for local agricultural workers increases from 1 October 2011. The pay increase applies to Grade 1 workers only. The rate for Grade 1 increases from £6.04 per hour to £6.08 per hour. The minimum rates of pay for Grade 2 – Grade 6 agricultural workers remain unchanged. Information on Agricultural Wages is available on: http://www.dardni.gov.uk/enforcement-awb Alternatively, information can also be obtained by contacting the Agricultural Wages Secretariat, Room 910, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3SB (Tel: 028 9052 4873 or Fax: 028 9052 4266). ]]>