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| Newman, R.A.; Ortmann, Gerald F.; Lyne, Michael C.. |
| A survey was conducted in 1995 among 135 commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal to analyse labour remuneration and farmers' perceptions about the impact of labour legislation recently extended to agriculture. Farm labour remuneration normally includes cash wages and payments in kind (such as rations, housing, land use rights and clothing). The study suggests that, all things being equal, farmers who pay relatively lower cash wages tend to provide more rations per worker and allocate more land use rights. Most respondents agreed that there is some need for labour legislation in agriculture, but the majority perceived the present legislation to be time-consuming and costly, and wanted the legislation to be less ambiguous, more flexible and less extensive.... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54980 |
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