Britain's Morrisons sets minimum amount wage of £10 one hour for shop staff
13 January, 2021
Morrisons on Wednesday said it could become the first UK supermarket group to pay out most of its shop personnel at least £10 ($13.62) one hour.
The company, located in Bradford, northern England, said a fresh pay offer starting in April means a 9 % wage increase for almost all of its 96,000 store workers.
Supermarket personnel have played a significant role found in feeding the nation during the Covid-19 pandemic and also have been designated "key personnel" by government.
Morrisons leader David Potts said the £10 fee was a "symbolic and significant milestone".
“In the last year we've seen renewed and widespread appreciation in the UK for our colleagues who've had a remarkably tough 2020, performing tirelessly so Britain could eat well and shop safely through the entire pandemic," Mr Potts said.
The offer, which rolls the gross annual cover a discretionary bonus scheme in to the hourly rate, is subject to a ballot opening on January 27.
The offer is backed by the leadership of the Usdaw trade union.
Morrisons, Britain's fourth most significant grocer after market leader Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda, said its minimum amount hourly pay presently stands at £9.20 an hour.
It said the brand new deal means that since 2015, the business's pay has increased by a lot more than 46 per cent.
The group may also pay a London weighting.
British supermarkets' sales have soared during the pandemic as the hospitality sector has been largely shut, but the crisis has brought vast sums of pounds of additional costs.
The other day Morrisons, which trades from 498 UK stores, reported strong revenue above the Christmas period.
Source: www.thenationalnews.com