Asda staff secure wage rise as supermarket giant slashes cost of staple items
dailyrecord.co.ukA trade union has welcomed Asda's decision to increase its hourly rate for shop floor workers to £10.10 from later this yearIt came as the supermarket group said it was reducing the price of over 100 popular items, including tea bags, rice and cheddar cheese, for the year as part of the measures.
The GMB union has campaigned for a rise in wages from £9.66 an hour to £10.10 for those working in stores across the country.
It hailed the increase in wages, which will come into effect in July, of thousands of Asda staff as an "important moment". Asda said it was investing over £73 million to support customers and staff during the cost-of-living crisis over the next year.
Our sister paper the Sunday Mail reported earlier this year that workers couldn't afford to shop at the store and were turning to food banks to feed themselves.
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