PART 3 – Agricultural minimum wage

Training costs17.

(1)

Where an agricultural worker attends a training course with the prior agreement of their employer, the employer must pay—

(a)

any fees for the course; and

(b)

any travelling and accommodation expenses incurred by the agricultural worker attending the course.

(2)

An agricultural worker who has been continuously employed at Grade 1 by the same employer for not less than 30 weeks is deemed to have received the approval of their employer to undertake training with a view to attaining the necessary qualifications required of a Grade 2 worker.

(3)

Any training undertaken by an agricultural worker in accordance with paragraph (2), is to be paid for by the employer.