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Tesco, Britain's largest retailer, has announced a significant pay increase for its store workers, setting a new benchmark in the retail sector. The company will implement a 9.1% rise in hourly wages, pushing the base pay from £11.02 to £12.02 starting April. This increment surpasses the upcoming national living wage, which is set to climb to £11.44 an hour. The decision, resulting from negotiations with the shopworkers' union USDAW, positions Tesco ahead of its competitors in terms of employee remuneration. The pay raise, which will also see London-based workers earn £13.15 per hour, represents an investment of over £300 million by Tesco into its workforce. This move comes at a time when the Bank of England is closely monitoring wage trends, considering their potential impact on inflation and interest rates. Despite inflation rates stabilizing at 4% in January, wage growth has only recently started to exceed inflation, a trend that central banks are watching cautiously. Tesco's announcement follows similar actions by other major retailers such as Sainsbury's and Asda, which have also committed to wage increases for their employees. The retail industry's wage hikes reflect a broader trend of pay adjustments in response to cost-of-living concerns and labor market pressures.#Cyprus
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Which UK supermarkets pay their staff the most? Would it surprise you to know that it is Aldi and Lidl? Both of the German-owned chains are raising their pay rate to £12.40 per hour (outside London) at the start of next month. This compares to the £12.02 per hour paid by Tesco. All supermarkets pay above the National Living Wage of £11.44 per hour, which jumped by over £1 to this level in April. With the current job vacancy level at 916,000 (still well above pre-covid levels), businesses who want to attract good staff need to be aware of what is on offer elsewhere. But, as ever, money is only one factor in the equation. Core values, flexibility, work environment, culture, growth opportunities and other benefits all have a key role to play. #recruitment #Lidl #Aldi #wages #jobmarket
Lidl raises pay to match Aldi in battle for supermarket staff
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Tesco has become the latest supermarket to increase pay as retailers face up to the rising minimum wage and try to retain staff. The hourly pay rate for store workers will rise from £11.02 to £12.02 in April, while pay for workers in London will rise to £13.15 an hour. More than 200,000 staff will benefit from the increase, Tesco said. All staff will get the voluntary Real Living Wage, which is higher than the compulsory National Living Wage. The National Living Wage, often referred to as the minimum wage, is set to rise to £11.44 an hour in April 2024 - and for the first time will include 21 and 22-year-olds. As a result, many of the major supermarkets have been announcing pay deals over the past few weeks. Tesco now joins Sainsbury's, Asda, Aldi, Lidl and M&S in increasing its minimum pay for staff outside of London to £12 per hour. Read more ➡️ https://buff.ly/3V2sE6H The Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network is here to support your business - reach out to share your views, concerns and opportunities. #SCCnews #businesssupport #businessnetwork #businessvoice #businessleader Sign up for the Scottish Chambers of Commerce enewsletter at https://buff.ly/3CpsQnu
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**Lidl invests £37m in staff pay increase** Lidl GB is investing £37m into staff pay, which will see 26,000 hourly-paid colleagues receive the highest rates of pay in the sector. The discounter is increasing entry level rates for staff outside of the M25 from £11.40 to £12, rising to £13 with length of service. For those inside the M25, entry level rates will increase from £12.85 to £13.55, rising to £13.85 with length of service. Lidl claims the changes, effective 1 March, will see hourly pay “up to 17% higher” than the national minimum wage increase introduced in April. The supermarket chain is also introducing a bank holiday premium of £2 per hour and will increase its nightshift premium to £3.50 per hour, whilst also extending the timeframe in which it is payable by one hour. This marks the supermarket’s third salary increase in 12 months and brings total investment into pay to almost £60m. I know a lot of my posts about supermarkets generate a level of cynicism, but I really can't see a downside to this news. Well done Lidl. Link to full article in comments. #lidl #retail #valuethroughinsight
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This week, Lidl supermarkets announced that their entry level jobs will be paid at least £12 per hour (more for insider the M25 & longer service). For a 40 hour week that’s a £25k salary off the bat. Lidl aren't any kind of outlier in this sector. https://lnkd.in/e6YF8Tbu The rate reflects that Statutory National Minimum Wage will rise by 9.8% from 1 April 2024. Last year we saw 9.7%. Asking around, it's rare that SMEs can afford to lift their entire pay scale to anywhere near this, and the financial gap between entry level & other roles just keeps on narrowing annually. Whilst no-one is denying the need to pay a fair wage at entry level, the real world knock-on is that seeing that differential falling away is creating tension for some employee groups. Why have they taken on responsibility, training, skills & stress when it looks like they're being rewarded proportionately less over time? We can work on blurring the lines by providing those groups with non-monetary opportunities, benefits or great experience but, ultimately, isn't cash still king? #suffolkbusiness #recruitment #hrconsultancy #costoflivingcrisis ⬇⬇⬇ Raspberry HR is me; Shelly. I’m the business-focussed HR Consultant that busy leaders of small, blossoming companies and charities keep coming back to for calm, pragmatic HR solutions & strategy. www.raspberryhr.co.uk
Lidl raises store and warehouse pay to match Aldi
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Asda is ploughing more than £150m into the business amid moves to hike up pay by 8.4% to more than 120,000 staff. The supermarket chain - the UK's third largest - says it will increase basic pay for retail workers to £12.04 an hour later this year. Asda has become the latest supermarket group to increase its pay, ahead of an increase in the national minimum wage in April. This will come as welcome news after the announcement that supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is set to cut jobs as part of moves to cut costs by around £1 billion a year. Mohsin Issa, Asda co-owner, said: "This record investment will see Asda become the highest paying grocery retailer in the UK. “We want to be a company that people are proud to work for, which is why we are proposing increasing pay for retail and Express colleagues by more than 8% this year.” Read more here:
Asda to invest £150m into giving 8.4% pay rise to more than 120,000 staff
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Our Good Work campaign has spent the last few months challenging Britain’s high street retailers and supermarkets on low pay. We’ve attended the AGMs of Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's, and more, calling them out for not paying their contracted workers enough to live on. Despite our push for these companies to become Living Wage Employers, they have refused our calls for fair pay. At Tesco’s AGM, we highlighted that the CEO’s pay doubled in 2023, while cleaners, security guards and store colleagues are struggling through the cost-of-living crisis. At M&S and Sainsbury’s, we stressed the need for fair wages for all workers. Unfortunately, both companies continue to ignore the concerns of its consumers and shareholders. Read our latest blog to see what happened at the AGMs and learn how you can join our fight for a real Living Wage for all supermarket workers⬇ https://lnkd.in/djtTSJBd
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Pay rate keeps increasing. Today Walmart came out saying they will raise starting rates and redesigns bonuses. Federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Now per state this rate can fluctuate upwards. Washington state has the highest Minimum wage of $16.28hr currently. Workers are making more in regards to wages, yes #inflation has increased but, the hourly wage is still staying up and keeps increasing. Workers are now getting more PTO and flexible holidays off as well. On the average, a quarter of American say they are earning more than they did prior the pandemic. Will this still stay the course in 2024? #wagesandsalaries #2024predictions #hiring2024
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🛒 Lidl invests £37m in staff pay increase. ⏩ After Sainsbury, Lidl announces staff pay rise in the UK. 💷 From 1st of March, Lidl staff will see their hourly pay up to 17% higher than the minimum national wage increase introduced in April. You read well: 17% higher!! 💷 Additionally, Lidl will introduce what they call a bank holiday premium of £2 per hour and will increase its nightshift to £3.5per hour. This is the third salary increase in 12 months for the retailer! 💡 Lidl GB chief executive Ryan McDonnell wants to thank its colleagues because he considers that their commitment and performance makes customers switch to Lidl. ✅ What a statement. Not only does Lidl attract more and more customers but might certainly also attract more and more talent. The message conveyed by McDonnell gives a radiant image to the retailer. 💪 🌐Will there be any other retailers announcing a salary increase for their staff this year? Let’s see. #retail #salaryincrease #salary #staff https://lnkd.in/dumFMJE5
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Walmart's low wages have been a key factor in its success, allowing the company to maintain low prices and undercut competitors. However, this practice has also been criticized for depressing wages and employment in local labor markets, as Walmart's monopsony power allows it to set wages below competitive levels. While Walmart argues that its wages are competitive in many regions, the company's reliance on government assistance programs for its workers suggests its wages are insufficient to meet basic needs. As Walmart has grown to become the largest private employer in the United States, its wage and employment practices have had a significant impact on the broader job market, with implications for economic inequality and worker welfare.
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