B&Q increases pay for over 15,000 store employees

B&Q is increasing its minimum hourly pay for store staff to £12.71 and up to £14.05 for those in London, effective 1 April.
The move sees over 15,000 colleagues receive an extra 50p per hour – worth over £955.50 more a year for a full-time employee.
The DIY retailer claimed the new rates are among the highest of all major UK retailers and said that its minimum rate is well ahead of the UK Government’s 2025 National Living Wage (£12.21 per hour), and 11p pe