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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Sarah Butler

Amazon UK staff plan more strikes as they reject pay rise as an ‘insult’

Amazon warehouse
Amazon, which has more than 30 warehouses in the UK, is increasing hourly pay above minimum wage. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Amazon workers in the UK are planning further strike action as they dismissed as “an insult” a 50p an hour increase to its minimum hourly pay for warehouse workers to £11.

The company said the pay rise announced on Wednesday, which will be implemented this weekend, meant minimum pay had risen by 10% in the past seven months, putting it ahead of the legal minimum wage for those aged 23 or over, which will be £10.42 an hour from April.

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