Consultation on Review of the Role of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board: Findings from the Analysis of Consultation Responses

Analysis approach

This analysis is a qualitative assessment of textual responses to the consultation. The range of opinion both for and against the abolition of the SAWB has been summarised to assist with policy development. The number of respondents favouring options A, B or C have been provided but care should be taking in interpreting and using these numbers. In some cases, one response may include the view of only one person, while in others one response may be from an organisation representing many hundreds of people (who individually may or may not agree with the submitted response). Broad trends may be applicable, for example employers generally favour removing the SAWB whilst organisations representing workers wish it to be retained. However, we cannot assume that numbers are representative of the industry of a whole.