Written Answers. - Agricultural Workers' Pay.
(Waterford) asked the Minister for Labour the latest minimum rates of pay provided for under the agricultural workers joint labour committee; and the number of workers covered by these rates.
Comment on this
The information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
STATEMENT
Minimum rates of pay fixed by the current Employment Regulation Order (Agricultural Workers Joint Labour Committee) 1980:
From 1 August 1981
Note
Monthly rates are applicable only to contracts of employment for a definite period of 5 months or more.
*Zone A means certain parts of Cork, Dublin and Bray. Zone B means all other areas.
According to the Labour Force Survey 1979, which was published in September 1981, there are 27,900 agricultural employees in the State.