Working conditions in general.
Salary
Picking of strawberries and peas is piecework.
You are paid an average wage of 0,80 € per kilo, corresponding to 10-18 € per hour.
The payment depends on the picker's ability to work fast and on the ripeness of the strawberries. Over a period of time, the strawberry picker should be able to earn an avarage of about 14 euro an hour during the season.
Pickers who stay for the whole season will sometimes be awarded an extra bonus.
Please note that this is VERY hard physical work !! If a seasonal worker, after a certain period, is very much below the avarage kilo/hour picked by the other staff, this person might loose the job.
Picking of maize, apples, pears and lettuce is normally paid by the hour and pickers are guaranteed the Danish minimum wages of around 14 € per hour. However, piecework may occur.
Production of advent wreaths is mostly piecework (corresponding to 13-26 € per hour).
Picking of apples, pears, cherries and similar fruit is paid either on a piecework basis or by the hour.
Working hours
Working hours are normally close to 37 hours a week but especially during the strawberry season, it may be less or more due to the weather conditions. During the strawberry-picking season you usually work 6 days a week but an extra day off duty or an extra on duty day may occur.
Later in the season there may be opportunities of working more than 37 hours a week.
At the peak of the season (May-August), you must be prepared to start at 05.00 in the morning!
Accommodation
From May until September you will have to bring your own tent and cooking utensils.
A camp site with cooking, bathing, and toilet facilities is always available. Normally a living room with a TV is also available.
From September until May indoor accommodation is guaranteed, normaly you may have to pay for it.
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