The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board has confirmed a rise in wages for farm workers from October.

Wage rates were agreed by the Wages Board on 20th August. From 1^st October, the minimum rate of pay for agricultural workers with more than 26 weeks continuous employment will increase by 15p per hour to £7.14. The minimum wage for a week's work (39 hours) will rise to £278.46.

Hourly rates for workers in the first 26 weeks of employment also increased, alongside rises for workers in apprenticeship schemes, overtime and various tied-in allowances. Full details are available from the Scottish Government here.

Ahead of the dissolution of England's wage board, Defra acknowledged that dismantling the quango – which arbitrated negotiations between representatives of workers and their employers – would translate into losses for farm labourers.