General Definitions

The definitions listed below spell out some of the worker's entitlements that the employer has to consider when calculating overtime, holiday entitlement or making deductions from the Agricultural Minimum Wage.

Overtime
Overtime is defined as employment in excess o 39 hours per week for which a minimum weekly rate is payable;

Temporary and Harvest Worker
"Temporary and harvest worker" means a worker on a contract of employment of less than 52 weeks.

Week
"Week" means any 5 days from Monday to Saturday inclusive on which it is agreed between an employer and a worker that the worker shall be required to work.

Weekly day off
"Weekly day off" means such day in each week (not being a Sunday or additional holiday in accordance with the provisions of the holidays entitlement) as may be agreed between an employer and a worker as being the day on which the worker shall not be required to work.

Deductions
1. No deductions may be made for meals, or other benefits in kind or advantages, which would reduce the worker's gross pay below the Agricultural Minimum Rate.

2(a). For all workers, excluding "Temporary and Harvest worker s" the maximum value of this benefit is £1-50 per week and this amount may be deducted from the worker's pay even if this would reduce the gross pay to below the current minimum rates.

2(b). For "Temporary and Harvest workers" the maximum value of this benefit is £29.05 per week and this amount may be deducted from the worker's pay even if this would reduce the gross pay to below the current minimum rates.

Payments in Kind
1. For the purposes of the application of the minimum rates of wages set out in paragraph 1 of Part II:

(a) for all workers employed in agriculture prior to 6th April 2009 excluding 'Temp[orary and Harvest workers', a house or other accommodation provided by an employer, including any garden provided with it, may, with the consent of the worker, be reckoned as payment of wages in lieu og payment in cash to a maximum value of £1.50 per week;

(b) for all workers commencing work in agriculture for the first time from 6th April 2009 a house or other accommodation provided by an employer, including any garden provided with it, may, with consent of the worker,be reckoned as payment of wages in lieu of payment in cash to a mximum value of £31.22 per week.