Asda wages

Asda has just confirmed a pay rise for some 120000 shop floor workers - but it isn't the only grocer to up wages this year. Tesco, Sainsbury's and Marks and ...

- Tesco: from £10.10 an hour - Waitrose: from £9.90 an hour - Lidl: from £10.10 an hour - Sainsbury's: from £10 an hour - Asda: from £10.10 an hour - Aldi: from £10.10 an hour

It comes as the cost of living crisis continues to plague millions of households across the UK with the supermarket groups stating it will reduce the price of ...

We’re taking unprecedented action to give families some additional stability and certainty in their weekly shopping by lowering and locking over 100 prices until the end of the year. According to research from Asda, nine in 10 customers are concerned about inflationary pressures to their budgets while the average household income has also taking a hit. Some of the products that will be reduced include tea bags, rice and cheddar cheese.

ASDA is giving thousands of workers a pay rise this summer.The supermarket said it will increase the hourly rate for shop floor staff to £10.10 per h.

At Asda shoppers will see "dropped and locked" logos on over 100 items where the price has been lowered and will stay that way until the end of the year. A 30-pack of Morrisons own-brand eggs will cost £2.99 instead of £3.40, the BBC reports, and a 430g pack of diced beef will cost £3.59, down from £3.99. David Potts, the boss of the supermarket, said: "We know that our customers are under real financial pressure at the moment and we want to play our part in helping them when it comes to the cost of grocery shopping." “We’re also proud to be investing in increasing the pay for our hardworking store colleagues and continuing to support the communities we are part of.” It's part of a £73million investment by the supermarket and comes amid a cost of living crisis that has seen millions of households pay more for essentials including food and energy bills. ASDA is giving thousands of workers a pay rise this summer and will slash prices on more than 100 items for shoppers until the end of the year. “We’re taking unprecedented action to give families some additional stability and certainty in their weekly shopping by lowering and locking over 100 prices until the end of the year. London staff are on £10.83 and will get a pay rise to £11.27 per hour. Rates for London are usually more to reflect the higher cost of living in the capital. The supermarket said it will increase the hourly rate for shop floor staff to £10.10 per hour from July. Asda to give thousands of workers pay rise to £10.10 per hour as it vows to slash prices It follows Tesco which said earlier this month that it's own workers will get a pay rise to £10.10 from July 24.

Asda is also reducing the price of 100 'family favourites' to ease pressure on household budgets.

Rivals Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Lidl have all raised pay for front line staff in the last six months, reflecting the higher cost of living. From July 1, the hourly pay for 120,000 Asda workers will rise from £9.66 to £10.10. The new pay is 60p higher than the living wage, an independently verified marker that is set at a rate to reflect the current cost of basic goods such as food and energy. Asda joins rivals in hiking pay for shop workers as cost of living crisis bites

Asda is the most recent supermarket to announce a pay increase for its workers - but how does it fare compared to the other major chains?

Apprentices are entitled to the minimum wage for their age if they are aged 19 or over and have completed the first year of their apprenticeship. The prices above will be higher for those working for a supermarket inside the M25, with "London weighting" being afforded to workers to account for higher living costs in the capital city. Tesco: from £10.10 an hour Asda: from £10.10 an hour Aldi: from £10.10 an hour Asda aren’t the only supermarket giants to have given workers a pay rise this year, with M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco all increasing wages for their basic rate workers.