Asda unveils £80m investment into retail pay

Asda has unveiled an £80m investment into retail pay, raising hourly rates for store-based workers to £12.60 from October.
Around 115,000 Asda retail and Asda express staff members will be given a pay rise of 4.7% across three phases, boosting wages from £12.04 to £12.60 per hour.
Additionally, hourly pay rates for staff members at stores within the M25 will increase to £13.82.
The supermarket has invested over half a billion into retail pay since its acquisition by