Tesco workers have agreed to a 7% pay increase after Usdaw union led talks with the retail giant. According to the retail union, they negotiated a pay deal which will increase the hourly pay by 72p, to £11.02 an hour.
Over 220,000 Tesco workers across the UK will benefit from the increase. The new rate will come into effect on April 2, 2023 and represents a 7% rise in base pay. This is on top of the increases made since July 2022 and means that over 10 months, base pay will have increased by nearly 15.5%
The new pay rates apply to staff of all ages and exceeds the national living wage, which currently stands at £9.50 an hour and is increasing to £10.42 an hour from April for those aged 23 and over. It also takes staff above the Living Wage Foundation rate outside London of £10.90 and ensures all staff in stores in London boroughs are on their rate of £11.95.
