Minimum hourly pay for Argos workers outside London will rise from £9.00 to £9.50 from March, and from £9.30 to £9.50 for Sainsbury’s staff. Pay for Sainsbury’s staff in central London will rise from £9.90 to £10.10, still short of the independently calculated living wage of £10.85. In recognition of everything they have achieved, we are giving them a pay rise, plus an additional one-off payment.”Unions, however, said they were disappointed. The shop workers union Usdaw, which represents about 40,000 Sainsbury’s and Argos workers, said the offer fell short of the the £10 an hour that Morrisons had already agreed to pay staff outside London from April. “Over the last year, Sainsbury’s staff have risked their health to keep the nation fed.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2021 13:53 UTC