Currys lifts pay for 10,000 UK store staff

The move means its entry-level rates will be just above the new national living wage, coming into effect from April 1.

Currys will hand back £75m to shareholders in a share buyback programme (Currys/PA)

Currys is handing its store staff another pay rise, bringing hourly rates just above new minimum wage laws coming into effect next month.

The retailer said it is increasing its pay to £10.50 an hour from £10.35 an hour for about 10,000 of its staff across the UK.

It means its starting salaries will not fall short of the national living wage for UK workers aged 23 and over, which will be set at £10.42 from April 1 and is a legal requirement for most employers.