 For staff in London, the rate will go up to £10.98, making an 8% increase in the supermarkets hourly pay in the last 12 months. Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy said the pay rise is meant to help workers cope through the cost of living crisis, so they "don't have to go to food banks". Morrisons ' pay rise, which came into effect this month, has seen its staff hourly pay go up to £10.20. Employees in London will get £11.05 an hour to reflect the higher cost of living in the capital. Asda workers take home £10.10 an hour while Sainsburys staff get £10.25. Last month, Marks & Spencer announced a second boost for around 40,000 workers which will increase hourly pay to £10.20. Some supermarkets are offering extra perks to help workers tackle rising costs. Sainsbury's is giving staff free food during shifts until the end of the year, while Tesco has doubled its staff discount. The new rates set by Aldi exceed the Real Living Wage of £10.90, set by the Living Wage Foundation. Aldi's new hourly rate will come into force from January 1 2023 ( Getty Images) Aldi is also the only supermarket){kind=link}
Budget supermarket Aldi is raising its minimum pay to £11 an hour for all store assistants across the UK – the amount exceeds the recommended Real Living Wage of £10.90
Aldi is raising its starting pay for all supermarkets store assistants to £11 an hour, with London workers getting £12.45.
Around 26,000 store colleagues will benefit from the increase, which will come into force from January 1, 2023.
The new £11-an-hour starting rate is over 15% higher than it was a year ago.
It also means Aldi will once again become the top-paying UK supermarket, after Lidl upped its hourly pay from £10.10 to £10.90.