Economics and Business Management

Organisation of labour remuneration during grain harvesting in agricultural enterprises

V. Ivchenko, Y. Lanchenko, O. Nosikov, O. Filonenko
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Abstract

Modernisation of scientific recommendations on remuneration of labour for harvesting grain crops in enterprises is relevant, as it can potentially contribute to higher yields, higher gross harvest, and labour income of employees, reduction of losses and improvement of grain quality, and more efficient use of technical and human resources. The purpose of this study was to substantiate the scientific principles of organising labour remuneration for grain harvesting in agricultural enterprises, considering the current changing conditions. The following methods were employed in the study: abstract-logical, monographic, statistical-economic, and systematic approaches. The study covered the organisational foundations for harvesting grain crops in enterprises, which begin with the formation of labour collectives and their technical support, work and rest regimes, and keeping a summary record of the working time of the personnel involved. The study established the regulatory aspects of labour remuneration regulation and application of the tariff scale, additional payments and allowances, and increase of tariff rates of remuneration for certain three categories of employees of enterprises engaged in grain harvesting: machine operators, drivers, and employees in receiving units. It was proved that remuneration for most employees in agricultural enterprises is formed based on the tariff system of remuneration, which fully ensures the differentiation and validity of wages depending on the quantity and quality of work performed. The study proposed the key methodological approaches to labour organisation and formation of the tariff scale and corresponding hourly wage rates for grain harvesting, which should be included as content in collective agreements, regulations on remuneration, and regulations on bonuses in agricultural enterprises. The current tariff scale offers the possibility of raising inter-grade coefficients to strengthen the incentive function of wages in grain harvesting. The study considered possible extra payments and allowances, bonus payments, which are recommended to be applied selectively to further stimulate the production staff of the enterprise to better quantitative and qualitative indicators of their work. The practical significance of the findings of this study lies in the possibility of their direct use in agricultural enterprises to provide financial incentives to production personnel for productive work in harvesting grain crops, on which the economic condition of farms largely depends

Keywords

salary; tariff system; production personnel; collective agreement; social and labour relations; agribusiness

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Ivchenko, V., Lanchenko, Y., Nosikov, O., & Filonenko, O. (2024). Organisation of labour remuneration during grain harvesting in agricultural enterprises. Economics and Business Management, 15(3), 100-115. https://doi.org/10.31548/economics/3.2024.100
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