Asda announces pay rise as contract row continues

Union officials describe 18p hourly rate rise as smokescreen while 12,000 staff face losing jobsAsda is raising the hourly rate paid to its supermarket staff by 18p next year amid a row with staff over new contracts that has left thousands of staff facing the sack this weekend.Union officials, who claim 12,000 workers face losing their jobs on Saturday after refusing to sign the new employment contract, described the pay offer as a smokescreen. Continue reading...