The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB) is an

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of the

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. It sets minimum pay rates and other conditions for agricultural workers, as set out in the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Order (No.72). The board was set up in 1949, under the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act. The board's counterpart in England and Wales, the Agricultural Wages Board, was abolished on 25 June 2013, however in December 2015 the Scottish Government decided to retain the SAWB. This was announced shortly after they published analysis showing that without the board wages could be driven down for agricultural workers, with young apprentices and migrant workers thought to be particularly at risk. The board usually meets twice a year to determine minimum wages for agricultural workers, and to set conditions for holiday and sick pay entitlement. It consists of 17 members: *6 nominated by the

National Farmers' Union of Scotland The National Farmers' Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland, NFUS) is an employer association organisation that represents the interests of the Scotland's farming industry. It was formed in 1913, and has approximately 10,000 members who are farmers ...

and

Scottish Land and Estates Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

to represent the interests of employers *6 nominated by

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to represent the interests of workers *5 independent members appointed by the Scottish Government

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Agriculture in Scotland Labour relations in Scotland Agricultural Wages Board Organisations based in Edinburgh 1949 establishments in Scotland Government agencies established in 1949 Agricultural labor Minimum wage law United Kingdom labour law Scots law {{labor-stub