Accommodation For Agricultural Workers

Accommodation For Agricultural Workers

Article, PAYE, Wages

Farmers who provide accommodation to their employees need to make sure that the rates they charge their workers do not push wages below National Minimum Wage or Agricultural Minimum Wage. If accommodation is provided to workers, the offset rate as provided by HMRC is...
HMRC Agricultural Compliance Checks

HMRC Agricultural Compliance Checks

HMRC, PAYE, Wages

In the rural sector, employers are being urged to check that they are paying the correct minimum wages rates where both the Agricultural Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage apply.  HMRC has launched a programme of compliance checks to ensure the correct rates...
VAT Payable On Full Cost Of Temps

VAT Payable On Full Cost Of Temps

VAT, Wages

Farms and rural businesses who hire temporary staff through an agency must continue to pay VAT on the wages of those workers, and not just on any commission that is due. A tribunal has ruled that VAT at the standard rate is due on all amounts charged to a client for...
Agricultural Workers Sick Pay

Agricultural Workers Sick Pay

Advice, Business Support, Wages

Are you aware that agricultural workers have different sick pay rules to other workers? If you have an agricultural worker who has been continuously employed with you for a minimum of 52 weeks, they will be entitled to Agricultural Workers Sick Pay (AWSP) if they have...
Agricultural Workers – Get It Right

Agricultural Workers – Get It Right

Advice, Wages

Agricultural workers in Wales are normally entitled to: Minimum rates of pay (which may be higher than the National Minimum Wage) Paid holiday Agricultural sick pay (paid at least the Agricultural Minimum Wage when off work sick. This includes any statutory sick pay...