[UK] Supermarket wages ranked

Wages are on the up at UK supermarkets. Morrisons is the latest big name to announce that its workers will be getting a pay bump. More than 80,000 store-based and manufacturing staff will receive an hourly rate of £10.20 from October, The Sun reports.

The raise is an increase of 2 per cent on current wages and staff in London will get £11.05.

Rates of pay in London are higher among many employers to reflect the greater cost of living in the capital.

The supermarket pay rise comes as millions of workers battle the cost of living crisis, created by higher bills on everything from food and fuel to energy.

Morrisons is not the only leading supermarket to increase its employees’ wages in recent months.

The Sun considers which grocery retailer pays the best rates and ranks the basic hourly rates of pay. Staff who have been employed for longer periods or are in higher positions are usually paid more.

The national minimum wage is £9.50 for those aged 23 and over. The real living wage is a voluntary minimum that some employers commit to paying. It is currently £9.90 or £11.05 in London

Supermarkets also offer other benefits for staff, such as discounts on food, free health checks and bonuses.

Morrisons: £10.20 from October

Morrisons staff will get a pay rise in October, increasing to £10.20 per hour.

That's an increase on the current rate of £10 per hour, though workers must vote in favour of the pay rise. If agreed, staff in London will see their pay rise to £11.05 per hour.

Asda: £10.10 from July

Asda will increase the hourly rate for shop floor staff to £10.10 per hour from July.

That's an increase from £9.66, the supermarket announced in April. London staff are on £10.83 and will get a pay rise to £11.27 per hour.

Tesco: £10.10 from July 24

Tesco is the UK's largest private employer and its hourly rates for store staff will rise to £10.10 from July 24.

It's a 5.8 per cent rise on the £9.55 they get now, and will also apply to staff at Tesco's fulfilment centres. Staff based in London will get £10.78 per hour - 68p more to reflect higher living costs - the supermarket announced in April.

Hourly rates for home shopping delivery drivers and click and collect delivery assistants will increase to £11 from the same date.

Aldi: £10.10

Aldi staff landed a pay rise in February pushing up pay to £10.10 per hour for new starters.

Staff with more than three years in the job get slightly more at £10.57 per hour. For those working within the M25, the entry-level wage is £11.55.

The discount supermarket, which has more than 28,000 workers, announced the rise in December 2021.

Lidl: £10.10

Lidl's entry-level wage is £10.10 an hour, after a rise from £9.50 in March. In London, the rate is higher at £11.30, up from £10.85.

For more experienced workers the rates are higher at £11.40 and £12.25.

The budget supermarket employs more than 21,000 staff across the UK.

Marks & Spencer: £10

Marks and Spencer has increased wages for workers to £10 per hour from April, up from £9.50.

The food and clothes retailer reportedly employs more than 40,000 staff it first announced the rise in February.

In London, the rates increased to £11.25, up from £10.75 previously.

Sainsbury's: £10

Since March staff at Sainsbury's have been paid £10 an hour, up from £9.50 before.

The minimum hourly rate for workers in outer London went up to £10.50, and to £11.05 in inner London.

Argos, which shares an owner with Sainsbury's, pays its staff at the same rate.

Jobs in other understaffed sectors have seen rates of pay rise by as much as 20 per cent, outpacing inflation. Sales consultants, cooks and bouncers are among the positions on the full list.

Source: The Sun

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Wages are on the up at UK supermarkets. Morrisons is the latest big name to announce that its workers will be getting a pay bump. More than 80,000 store-based and manufacturing staff will receive an hourly rate of £10.20 from October, The Sun reports.

The raise is an increase of 2 per cent on current wages and staff in London will get £11.05.

Rates of pay in London are higher among many employers to reflect the greater cost of living in the capital.

The supermarket pay rise comes as millions of workers battle the cost of living crisis, created by higher bills on everything from food and fuel to energy.

Morrisons is not the only leading supermarket to increase its employees’ wages in recent months.

The Sun considers which grocery retailer pays the best rates and ranks the basic hourly rates of pay. Staff who have been employed for longer periods or are in higher positions are usually paid more.

The national minimum wage is £9.50 for those aged 23 and over. The real living wage is a voluntary minimum that some employers commit to paying. It is currently £9.90 or £11.05 in London

Supermarkets also offer other benefits for staff, such as discounts on food, free health checks and bonuses.

Morrisons: £10.20 from October

Morrisons staff will get a pay rise in October, increasing to £10.20 per hour.

That's an increase on the current rate of £10 per hour, though workers must vote in favour of the pay rise. If agreed, staff in London will see their pay rise to £11.05 per hour.

Asda: £10.10 from July

Asda will increase the hourly rate for shop floor staff to £10.10 per hour from July.

That's an increase from £9.66, the supermarket announced in April. London staff are on £10.83 and will get a pay rise to £11.27 per hour.

Tesco: £10.10 from July 24

Tesco is the UK's largest private employer and its hourly rates for store staff will rise to £10.10 from July 24.

It's a 5.8 per cent rise on the £9.55 they get now, and will also apply to staff at Tesco's fulfilment centres. Staff based in London will get £10.78 per hour - 68p more to reflect higher living costs - the supermarket announced in April.

Hourly rates for home shopping delivery drivers and click and collect delivery assistants will increase to £11 from the same date.

Aldi: £10.10

Aldi staff landed a pay rise in February pushing up pay to £10.10 per hour for new starters.

Staff with more than three years in the job get slightly more at £10.57 per hour. For those working within the M25, the entry-level wage is £11.55.

The discount supermarket, which has more than 28,000 workers, announced the rise in December 2021.

Lidl: £10.10

Lidl's entry-level wage is £10.10 an hour, after a rise from £9.50 in March. In London, the rate is higher at £11.30, up from £10.85.

For more experienced workers the rates are higher at £11.40 and £12.25.

The budget supermarket employs more than 21,000 staff across the UK.

Marks & Spencer: £10

Marks and Spencer has increased wages for workers to £10 per hour from April, up from £9.50.

The food and clothes retailer reportedly employs more than 40,000 staff it first announced the rise in February.

In London, the rates increased to £11.25, up from £10.75 previously.

Sainsbury's: £10

Since March staff at Sainsbury's have been paid £10 an hour, up from £9.50 before.

The minimum hourly rate for workers in outer London went up to £10.50, and to £11.05 in inner London.

Argos, which shares an owner with Sainsbury's, pays its staff at the same rate.

Jobs in other understaffed sectors have seen rates of pay rise by as much as 20 per cent, outpacing inflation. Sales consultants, cooks and bouncers are among the positions on the full list.

Source: The Sun

(Links via original reporting)