The supermarket chain promised to “live well for less”, now Sainsbury’s has decided to pay its staff a little more.
The retailer is raising its basic hourly wage from £7.08 to £7.36 from the end of August.
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That is an increase of 4%, above the government’s National Living Wage of £7.20, which comes into force April 2016.
It brings the company more in line with the retail industry average of £7.30 an hour.
The BBC’s Steph McGovern spoke to Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe and asked him how this raise compared to wage increases in previous years.
Read the full story at the BBC
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