It would mean nothing less than a major transfer of wealth from those who work on farms to those who own them. And it looks like the only justification universal studios orlando hotels for this devastating move which will increase rural poverty is that the Tories made a manifesto commitment.
Under the current system the AWB covers graded pay scales, also taking into account skills, qualifications and responsibilities - not contained in the national universal studios orlando hotels minimum wage legislation - hours and other rights. Without it wages will fall or stagnate.
The bureaucrats said in their best PR-speak: The law governing agricultural wages will be harmonised with the rest of the economy, universal studios orlando hotels ending an anomaly requiring farmers to follow outdated and bureaucratic rules dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.
The AWB was set up under the 1948 Agricultural Wages Act and its legally binding annual wage orders are enforced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - usually coming into force on October 1 every year.
Fellow campaigner David Hide said the reason for the abolition now was a 2010 manifesto commitment universal studios orlando hotels - work had been done by both the National Farmers Union and the Horticultural Trades Association to lobby the Tories while in opposition to gain this commitment.
Their (farmers and growers) argument is that if other local industries can employ casual and agency workers on the minimum wage then why can't they. The base rate in respect of the AWB order is 2p an hour higher than the minimum wage.
I am making no excuses for the employers, but their argument is that in some areas - particularly the vegetable, fruit and salad sectors - they employ fewer full-time staff who might be better paid than the many agency workers doing what they consider low skilled picking and harvesting work which they wish to pay at no more than minimum rates.
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