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041 0 _aeng
110 2 _aUnited Kingdom
_bDepartment for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
245 0 0 _aConsultation on the Future of the Agricultural Wages Board of England and Wales, and Agricultural Wages Committees and Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees in England
_bSummary of responses, December 2012
_h[electronic resource]
260 _aLondon
_bDEFRA
_c2012
520 _aGives a summary of the recent consultation on the future of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) of England and Wales. Includes an outline of the responses and the reasons for the decision to abolish the AWB along with the 15 agricultural wages committees and 16 Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees in England through an amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. The amendment will also make changes to the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 to ensure that agricultural workers in England and Wales are protected by the National Minimum Wage.
590 _aKA
651 4 _aENGLAND AND WALES
690 _aRural
_96268
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/files/awb-consult-summary-responses-121219.pdf
_zView the consultation summary free of charge at www.defra.gov.uk
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