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Sainsbury’s hand out bonus and pay rise to staff for pandemic work

“In the last 12 months our frontline colleagues have shown outstanding commitment to our customers."

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-02-26 11:35
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Sainsbury’s will increase salaries for staff at its supermarkets and Argos stores and pay a bonus to frontline workers – the third since the pandemic started, the retailer said.

Sainsbury’s staff currently receive £9.30 an hour and Argos workers get £9 an hour, but this will rise to £9.50 from March.

Staff at central London stores will see their hourly pay rise to £10.10.

A three per cent annual bonus will also be paid out to staff, meaning a full-time worker will take home an extra £530.

Lidl

The announcement comes after Lidl announced a £200 bonus for 23,000 UK workers, Aldi revealed wages will rise to a minimum of £9.55 an hour and Morrisons said workers at its stores will take home at least £10 an hour from April.

Supermarkets have been one of the biggest winners during the global pandemic, remaining open throughout and enjoying strong sales as non-essential retailers, pubs, cafes and restaurants remain shut.

The latest pay rise from Sainsbury’s means workers at the retailer have seen salaries increase 24 per cent over the last five years.

The bonus is the third since the pandemic and means the company has handed out more than £100 million in extra cash to workers.

A 10 per cent pay boost was made between March and April last year and a second boost of 10 per cent for four weeks in November.

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In March 2020, Sainsbury’s also increased pay for store staff to £9.30 per hour, while pay for workers in central London – Zones 1 and 2 on the London Underground map – received £9.90 per hour.

Dividends

Sainsbury’s and other supermarkets had faced criticism earlier in the crisis when attention appeared to be focused on handing out dividends to shareholders from the extra profits generated during the pandemic.

But several supermarkets agreed to hand back cash saved from business rates holidays, increased pay rates, paid bonuses and agreed to Boxing Day holidays before making the dividend payments.

Clodagh Moriarty, retail and digital director at Sainsbury’s, said: “In the last 12 months our frontline colleagues have shown outstanding commitment to our customers.

“In recognition of everything they have achieved, we are giving them a pay rise, plus an additional one-off payment.”

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