[UK] Supermarket giants introducing new £13 wage rule

Some of the UK’s supermarket giants, including Aldi, Sainsbury's and Lidl, have announced a new £13 wage rule to help employees manage the cost of living crisis, Express reports.

The statutory minimum wage in the UK will increase to £12.71 in April. But the Real Living Wage, which some employers opt to pay as a minimum rate to their staff, is higher than that. The Real Living Wage currently stands at £13.45. Several leading supermarkets are implementing new £13 policies this spring. 

Aldi recently announced its second rise for staff. It will pay store assistants £13.50 per hour from April, just one month after an increase already scheduled to commence in March. London-based employees will receive £14.88. Both rates rise according to tenure.

Lidl also reportedly revealed that it will pay its employees more than £13 per hour amid the current cost of living crisis. This is the chain’s seventh wage bump since 2023. The starting hourly wage increased to £13.45 nationally from March 1, rising to £14.45 with tenure. For London workers, the hourly rate rose from £14.35 to £14.80, increasing again to £15.30 with length of service.

Lidl will remain the only supermarket in the UK to pay both the Real Living Wage nationwide and the London Living Wage.

Sainsbury's - one of the UK’s “Big 4” supermarkets - is also increasing its employees' wages and paying more than £13 per hour. Bosses confirmed that hourly wages will rise to £13.23 nationally and £14.54 within London.

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has committed to helping its staff by raising pay. From April 1, it will increase its hourly retail rate from £12.60 to £13.41, and from £13.85 to £14.74 for London-based workers.

Source: Express

Some of the UK’s supermarket giants, including Aldi, Sainsbury's and Lidl, have announced a new £13 wage rule to help employees manage the cost of living crisis, Express reports.

The statutory minimum wage in the UK will increase to £12.71 in April. But the Real Living Wage, which some employers opt to pay as a minimum rate to their staff, is higher than that. The Real Living Wage currently stands at £13.45. Several leading supermarkets are implementing new £13 policies this spring. 

Aldi recently announced its second rise for staff. It will pay store assistants £13.50 per hour from April, just one month after an increase already scheduled to commence in March. London-based employees will receive £14.88. Both rates rise according to tenure.

Lidl also reportedly revealed that it will pay its employees more than £13 per hour amid the current cost of living crisis. This is the chain’s seventh wage bump since 2023. The starting hourly wage increased to £13.45 nationally from March 1, rising to £14.45 with tenure. For London workers, the hourly rate rose from £14.35 to £14.80, increasing again to £15.30 with length of service.

Lidl will remain the only supermarket in the UK to pay both the Real Living Wage nationwide and the London Living Wage.

Sainsbury's - one of the UK’s “Big 4” supermarkets - is also increasing its employees' wages and paying more than £13 per hour. Bosses confirmed that hourly wages will rise to £13.23 nationally and £14.54 within London.

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has committed to helping its staff by raising pay. From April 1, it will increase its hourly retail rate from £12.60 to £13.41, and from £13.85 to £14.74 for London-based workers.

Source: Express