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Scottish Agricultural Wages Board is not fit for purpose and should be abolished, says NFU Scotland at Royal Highland Show

NFU Scotland vice-president Robert Neill said the wages board is outdated and called on Scottish Government to scrap it within 12 months

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
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Scottish Agricultural Wages Board is not fit for purpose and should be abolished, says NFU Scotland at Royal Highland Show

The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board needs to be scrapped within the next 12 months. That was the message from NFU Scotland vice-president Robert Neill, speaking at the Royal Highland Show, who said...

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