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Rural Business: Employment Contract, Timesheets & Wages

This page is designed to help you getting started with drawing up contract agreements and ensuring you keep record of timesheets and wages.

On this page you will find:

  • Example Contract Agreement - This will give you ideas for drawing up your own contract
  • Example Weekly Timesheet - Use this template to create a timesheet recording hours put in by your employees.
  • Agricultural Wages in Scotland - A Guide for Workers and Employers - This provides information on minimum wage, sickness and holiday pay and other benefits such as housing.
Wages in scrabble letters

Example employment contract

Example weekly timesheet

Agricultural Wages in Scotland Guide

Creating an Employment Contract

This video demo of a template employment contract has been created to assist farmers and land managers who are needing to create an employment contract for an employee. An agricultural consultant will walk you through the sections of the contract providing more information on what detail is needed for each section including where to find more information and aspects to consider before you finalise the contract.  Watch here > >

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