Supermarket giant Tesco has announced a major change coming to all shop staff this year.
Those who work in fulfilment centres will also be affected.
The supermarket has confirmed a 2.7% pay rise for staff who are paid hourly rates, taking their pay from £9.30 to £9.55.
It will start from September 5, with Tesco consulting with union reps from Usdaw to come up with the pay packet.
In its announcement today, the supermarket said its hourly rate has increased by 29.2% since July 2014.
Tesco is also increasing night premium payments for eligible colleagues from the current rate of £2.21 to £2.30 – an increase of 4.1%.
The Mirror recently rounded up how much each of the major UK supermarkets pay their staff.
Morrisons came out top, paying all staff a minimum of £10 per hour, followed by Aldi who also pay £9.55 an hour.
Tesco was the lowest paying of the Big Four, but the announcement today means Asda is now bottom at £9.36 per hour.
The only supermarket who pays less than this is Iceland, who pay £8.91 per hour.
Jason Tarry, Tesco UK CEO, said: "We’re delighted we have been able to reach this agreement giving our colleagues a well-deserved pay increase.
“Over the last year our colleagues have gone above and beyond to continue to serve our customers throughout the pandemic.
“Together with our other colleague benefits, it makes our total reward package more competitive than ever before.”
