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Agricultural workers in England must be paid at least the National Minimum Wage. Workers employed before the rules changed on 1 October 2013 still have the right to the Agricultural Minimum Wage if it says so in their contract.

Agricultural workers in Wales must be paid at least the Agricultural Minimum Wage, or the National Minimum Wage if that鈥檚 higher. The Agricultural Minimum Wage depends on the worker鈥檚 job grade and category.

Agricultural Minimum Wage

Grades 1 to 6

If a worker鈥檚 contract says they should work 39 hours a week (not including overtime) they must be paid the weekly rate, otherwise they must be paid the hourly rate.

	Weekly pay	Hourly pay	Hourly overtime
Grade 1 (compulsory school age)	n/a	拢3.11	拢4.67
Grade 1 (above compulsory school age)	拢242.19	拢6.21	拢9.32
Grade 2	拢271.44	拢6.96	拢10.44
Grade 3	拢298.74	拢7.66	拢11.49
Grade 4	拢320.19	拢8.21	拢12.32
Grade 5	拢339.30	拢8.70	拢13.05
Grade 6	拢366.60	拢9.40	拢14.10

Full-time and part-time flexible workers

Flexible workers must be paid at least the weekly rate if they are full-time, or at least the hourly rate if they are part-time.

	Hourly pay	Weekly pay	Hourly overtime
Grade 1 - 6 days per week	拢6.64	拢258.96	拢9.32
Grade 1 - 4-5 days per week	拢6.52	拢254.28	拢9.32
Grade 2 - 6 days per week	拢7.45	拢290.55	拢10.44
Grade 2 - 4-5 days per week	拢7.31	拢285.09	拢10.44
Grade 3 - 6 days per week	拢8.20	拢319.80	拢11.49
Grade 3 - 4-5 days per week	拢8.04	拢313.56	拢11.49
Grade 4 - 6 days per week	拢8.78	拢342.42	拢12.32
Grade 4 - 4-5 days per week	拢8.62	拢336.18	拢12.32
Grade 5 - 6 days per week	拢9.31	拢363.09	拢13.05
Grade 5 - 4-5 days per week	拢9.14	拢356.46	拢13.05
Grade 6 - 6 days per week	拢10.06	拢392.34	拢14.10
Grade 6 - 4-5 days per week	拢9.87	拢384.93	拢14.10

Apprentices

For years 3 and above, apprentices must receive at least the rate for Grade 2 workers.

	Weekly pay	Hourly pay	Hourly overtime
Year 1 - any age	拢139.23	拢3.57	拢5.36
Year 2 - age 16 to 17	拢145.08	拢3.72	拢5.52
Year 2 - age 18 to 20	拢196.17	拢5.03	拢7.47
Year 2 - age 21 and over	拢246.09	拢6.31	拢9.29

Trainees

A trainee does not have to be paid for:

• the hours they鈥檙e being trained
• holidays

They should be paid for any work done as part of a separate contract.

Training courses

If an employed worker is on a training course, they should be paid at least their normal wage - including for the time spent travelling to and from the training.

Overtime

Overtime must be paid if a person works:

• more than 39 basic hours in a week
• more than 8 hours in a day
• any hours over the normal working hours in the employment contract
• on a public or bank holiday
• on a Sunday - if the contract started before 1 October 2006

Piece work

Even if they are paid for completing a task, for example for each box of fruit packed, a worker must be paid the Agricultural Minimum Wage according to the hours they work.

Night work

A worker who works at any time between 7pm and 6am must be paid 拢1.36 per hour more than their basic pay rate.

Dog allowance

If a worker keeps a dog for their job, they must get 拢7.63 a week for each dog.

Tied accommodation

If a worker gets a house or 鈥榮elf-contained accommodation鈥� as part of their job they can be paid 拢1.50 less than their normal weekly pay. They may automatically get an agricultural tenancy.

If the accommodation is not a house - for example, a caravan - they can be paid 拢4.82 less each day they stay there.

On-call allowance

The on-call allowance for a worker is 2 hours鈥� overtime pay for their grade, and is paid if they are not at work but have an arrangement with their employer:

• to be contactable by an agreed method
• to be able to reach their workplace within an agreed time

If they are called into work, they must be paid overtime for the hours they work, or for 2 hours - whichever is the higher.

Sick pay

Agricultural workers are entitled to sick pay, meaning they鈥檒l get at least the Agricultural Minimum Wage when they鈥檙e off.