From 1 July, the hourly rate of pay will increase to £12.04, an overall increase of 8.4%. The national living wage will apply from 1 April.
 
Jayne Allport - Usdaw National Officer said: "We very much welcome the company’s commitment to and investment in staff. This over 8% pay rise puts staff above the real Living Wage and among the highest paid shopworkers.
 
“The cost of living crisis has been extremely difficult, with too many workers struggling to make ends meet. The least our members deserve is the dignity of decent pay and this deal will make a big difference.”
 
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Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) is one of the fastest growing unions in the TUC and the UK's fifth biggest trade union with around 360,000 members. Most Usdaw members work in the retail sector, but the union also has many members in transport, distribution, food manufacturing, chemical industry and other trades www.usdaw.org.uk
 
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