The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2016

Made: 3 February 2016

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 3 February 2016

Coming into force: 26 February 2016

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PART 1 — Preliminary

Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — Agricultural workers

Terms and conditions of employment

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Grades and categories of agricultural worker

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Grade 2

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Grade 3

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Grade 4

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Grade 5

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Grade 6

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Continued Professional Development

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Apprentices

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Flexible workers

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PART 3 — Agricultural minimum wage

Minimum rates of pay

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Minimum rates of pay for overtime

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Minimum rates of pay for output work

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Accommodation offset allowance

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Payments which do not form part of an agricultural worker’s remuneration

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Training costs

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PART 4 – Entitlement to agricultural sick pay

Entitlement to agricultural sick pay

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Qualifying conditions for agricultural sick pay

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Periods of sickness absence

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Limitations on entitlement to agricultural sick pay

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Determining the amount of agricultural sick pay

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Agricultural sick pay to take account of statutory sick pay

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Payment of agricultural sick pay

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Employment ending during sickness absence

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Overpayments of agricultural sick pay

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Damages recovered for loss of earnings

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PART 5 — Entitlement to time off

Rest breaks

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Annual leave year

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Amount of annual leave for agricultural workers employed throughout the annual leave year

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Amount of annual leave for agricultural workers employed for part of the leave year

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Timing of annual leave

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Holiday pay

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Public holidays and bank holidays

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Payment in lieu of annual leave

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Payment of holiday pay on termination of employment

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Recovery of holiday pay

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Bereavement leave

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Determining the amount of bereavement leave

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Amount of pay for bereavement leave

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Unpaid leave

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PART 6 — Transitional and saving provisions

Transitional and saving provisions

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SCHEDULE 1 — AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCE FOR GRADE 2 WORKERS

Award Code	Awarding Organisation	Level	Title
600/7421/8	ABC	Level 1	Level 1 Award In Practical Countryside Skills
600/7388/3	ABC	Level 1	Level 1 Award In Practical Horticulture Skills
600/7423/1	ABC	Level 1	Level 1 Certificate In Practical Countryside Skills
600/7389/5	ABC	Level 1	Level 1 Certificate In Practical Horticulture Skills
600/7424/3	ABC	Level 1	Level 1 Diploma In Practical Countryside Skills
500/9700/3	ABC	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Practical Countryside Skills
500/9854/8	ABC	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Practical Horticulture Skills
500/6256/6	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Land-based Studies
500/6713/8	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Work-Based Agriculture
500/6708/4	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Work-Based Horticulture
500/6712/6	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Work-Based Land-based Operations
500/6257/8	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Certificate in Land-based Studies
500/6752/7	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Certificate in Work-Based Agriculture
500/6659/6	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Certificate in Work-Based Horticulture
500/6660/2	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Certificate in Work-based Land-Based Operations
500/6268/2	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Diploma in Land-based Studies
500/6761/8	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Diploma in Work-Based Agriculture
500/6709/6	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Diploma in Work-Based Horticulture
500/6711/4	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Diploma in Work-based Land-based Operations
600/5587/X	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Practical Horticulture Skills
600/5611/3	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Certificate in Practical Horticulture Skills
600/5612/5	City and Guilds	Level 1	Level 1 Diploma in Practical Horticulture Skills
600/5891/2	NOCN	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Horticulture
600/5891/2	NOCN	Level 1	Level 1 Certificate in Horticulture
500/9128/1	RHS	Level 1	Level 1 Award in Practical Horticulture
601/0613/X	RHS	Level 1	Level 1 Introductory Award in Practical Horticulture
500/9635/7	ABC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Practical Horticulture Skills
501/1411/6	ABC	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Arboriculture
500/9633/3	ABC	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture Skills
500/7689/9	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Safe Working in Agriculture and Production Horticulture
500/6938/X	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Work-based Agriculture
500/6871/9	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Work-based Horticulture
500/8584/0	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Agriculture
500/8552/9	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Forestry and Arboriculture
500/8577/3	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture
500/6939/1	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Work-based Agriculture
500/6816/7	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Work-based Horticulture
500/8590/6	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Extended Certificate in Agriculture
500/8587/6	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Extended Certificate in Forestry and Arboriculture
500/8582/7	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Extended Certificate in Horticulture
600/4671/5	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Agricultural Tractor Driving and Related Operations
600/4883/9	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Compact Tractor Driving and Related Operations
600/4957/1	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Sit Astride All Terrain Vehicle Handling
600/4689/2	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pedestrian Controlled Mowers
600/4690/9	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Ride-on Self Propelled Mowers
600/4670/3	City and Guilds	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Tractor Mounted Mowers
500/7693/0	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Agriculture Machine Maintenance
500/7697/8	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Basic Stockmanship and Welfare
600/6303/8	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Branch Removal and Crown Breakdown using a Chainsaw
600/6160/1	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance
600/6161/3	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting
600/6428/6	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Cross-cutting Timber Using a Chainsaw
600/6162/5	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm
600/6619/2	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Ground Based Chainsaw Operation
500/7889/6	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Off Road Driving
600/6417/1	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Safe Use of a Powered Pole Pruner
600/6435/3	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Supporting Colleagues Undertaking Off-Ground Tree R
600/6435/3	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Long Distance Transport of Animals by Road- Attendant
600/0307/8	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Aware in the Long Distance Transport of Animals by Road – Driver
500/7103/8	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides
500/7692/9	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Sheep Dip
500/6793/X	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Veterinary Medicines
600/0306/6	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Transport of Animals by Road (Short Journeys)
600/6620/9	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Tree Climbing and Rescue
100/2000/7	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate of Competence in the Safe Operation of Dumper Truck
100/2001/9	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Abrasive Wheel Machinery
100/2103/5	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Plant Machinery
100/1733/1	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Turf Maintenance
100/1743/3	City and Guilds NPTC	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Vertebrate Pest Control
600/6453/5	IMIAL	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Land-based Technology
600/6774/3	IMIAL	Level 2	Level 2 Extended Certificate in Land-based Technology
501/1740/3	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Animal Transport by Road – Long Journey Attendant
501/1739/7	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Animal Transport by Road – Long Journey Driver
501/1738/5	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Animal Transport by Road – Short Journey
600/5699/X	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance
600/5701/4	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting
600/5700/2	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Cross-cut Timber Using a Chainsaw
600/5703/8	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm
600/5717/8	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Remove Branches and Breakdown Crowns Using a Chainsaw (QCF)
500/7449/0	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Safe Working in Agriculture and Production Horticulture
600/5709/9	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Supporting Colleagues Undertaking Off Ground Tree Related
600/8391/8	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Aluminium Phosphide for Vertebrate Pest
600/5708/7	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Award in Using a Powered Pole Pruner
600/6729/9	Lantra Awards	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Land-based Activities
500/9933/4	Pearson BTEC	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Agriculture
500/9932/2	Pearson BTEC	Level 2	Level 2 Extended Certificate in Agriculture
501/0122/5	Pearson BTEC	Level 2	Level 2 Extended Certificate in Horticulture
600/4507/3	Pearson Edexcel	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Work-based Horticulture
501/0207/2	RHS	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture
500/8295/4	RHS	Level 2	Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Garden Planning, Establishment and Maintenance
501/0208/4	RHS	Level 2	Level 2 Diploma in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture
Competence (Nos)	Title
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CU 5.2 (T5021690)	Establishing and maintaining effective working relationship with others (Level 2)
CU 9.2. (J5021449)	Plan and maintain supplies of physical resources within the work area (Level 3)

SCHEDULE 2 — AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCE FOR GRADE 3 WORKERS