Agriculture workers take '12% less' annual leave, says report

The report found on average, agriculture workers took 35 annual leave days in 2023, down from 40 in 2022

Rachael Brown
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Agriculture workers take '12% less' annual leave, says report

A new annual leave report reveals employees in the agriculture industry are not using their full annual leave entitlement, which means they could be working over their contracted hours. Agriculture...

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