Agricultural wages orders
3Agricultural wages orders
1
An agricultural wages order is an order making provision about the minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment for agricultural workers.
2
An agricultural wages order may, in particular, include provision—
a
specifying the minimum rates of remuneration to be paid to agricultural workers (including rates for periods when such workers are absent in consequence of sickness or injury);
b
about any benefits or advantages which, for the purposes of a minimum rate of remuneration, may be reckoned as remuneration in lieu of payment in cash;
c
requiring employers of agricultural workers to allow such workers to take such holidays and other leave as may be specified in the order.
3
An agricultural wages order may specify different rates and make different provision for different descriptions of agricultural workers.
4
An agricultural wages order may not include any provision about the pensions of agricultural workers.
5
No minimum rate of remuneration may be specified in an order under this section which is less than the national minimum wage.
4Agricultural wages orders: powers of the Welsh Ministers
1
The Welsh Ministers may, after receiving a draft agricultural wages order from the Panel—
a
approve and make the order, or
b
refer the order back to the Panel for further consideration and resubmission.
2
The Welsh Ministers may, of their own initiative, make agricultural wages orders until such time as the Panel is established.
3
Before making an agricultural wages order under subsection (2), the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons or bodies as they consider are likely to have an interest in the order.
4
The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, make further provision about agricultural wages orders including, in particular, provision—
a
about the form and content of an order, and
b
about the procedure to be followed and consultation to be carried out in relation to an order.