Under pressure from campaigning efforts to raise low pay, Sainsbury’s, Britain’s number two supermarket chain, has raised most of its employees’ pay by 4%. This marks a surprise pay rise given that the Government recently decided to raise the minimum wage in 2016.
Announced on August 26, 137,000 out of Sainsbury’s, Britain’s number two in the food-retailing sector, 161,000 employees will get a 4% pay rise. From September 01, their pay will go up from 7.08£ (9.7€) to 7.36£ (10.0€) an hour.
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