Petrol station giant EG Group, which is owned by the billionaire Issa brothers who recently bought Asda, has given 10,500 of its employees a pay rise.
The Blackburn-headquartered giant has increased hourly rates of pay for the staff in the UK in "recognition of their hard work and commitment throughout the pandemic".
Increased rates of pay will apply across all of EG’s petrol filling stations and foodservice brands in the UK, effective from October 1, 2021.
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Every colleague aged 18 and above will now be paid a minimum of £9.50 per hour.
The group added that "more experienced colleagues", such as team leaders and supervisors, will be paid a minimum of £10 per hour. These changes represent an average hourly wage increase of more than 5%.
In a joint statement, co-founders and co-CEOs Mohsin Issa and Zuber Issa said: "Our colleagues have pulled out all the stops and been nothing short of heroic during often very difficult times since the start of the pandemic.
"It is due to their hard work and dedication that EG has continued to be a growth business, performing strongly over the past 12 months.
"We are grateful to each and every one of them for their contributions and are therefore making a total reward package available to them which we believe is amongst the best in the country."
