Usdaw members have approved a Morrisons pay rise for store and manufacturing workers to £13.11 an hour by October, in the last of three staggered increases this year.
The first rise will be backdated to 30 March, from £12.71 an hour – the UK national living wage – to £12.81. At the same time, all other established hourly rates covered by the agreement will increase by 10p.
From 20 July, the hourly rate for customer assistants will increase again, to £13, while other established roles included will get a 19p rise.
The final increase to £13.11 for customer assistants will come on 26 October, when other hourly-paid roles covered by the agreement will get another 11p rise.
Morrisons will also give all hourly-paid staff a one-off payment of between £25 and £175 based on their contractual hours.
The supermarket has not confirmed any plans for London weighting.
The rise was approved by 91.9% of the trade union’s voting members in a ballot. It comes after the rates were leaked last month, following negotations between the union and Morrisons but ahead of the ballot needed.
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The October rate of £13.11 an hour for Morrisons store workers will be lower than offered by Aldi (£13.50), Lidl (£13.45), M&S (£13.41), Tesco (£13.28), Waitrose (£13.25), and Sainsbury’s (£13.23). In addition, all those rival supermaket rates are already in effect, have started from either March or April. Asda has confirmed a rate of £13.10 an hour effective from July.
“We’re pleased that we can now implement the pay proposal and increase pay for our colleagues to reward them for the contribution they make to our business,” said Morrisons group people director Jodie Keating.
“I would like to thank all our colleagues for everything they continue to do for Morrisons.”
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