Almost 70% of the GMB union’s 8,000 members within Asda’s distribution network, which employs 12,000 in total, voted to reject pay rises of between 5% and 7.5%. The government’s preferred measure of inflation – the consumer prices index – is expected to rise from 5.5% in January to almost 8% in April. Get in touch: [email protected]Image: Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock)“Yet Asda workers are being taken for mugs with a below-inflation pay offer that basically means a real-terms pay cut. A cost-of-living survey of 800 Asda staff by the GMB union found employees are concerned about their finances. Only Tesco pay less – £9.55 an hour –although this year’s pay increase is yet to be announced.

Source: Daily Mirror February 22, 2022 15:59 UTC