Asda announces 10% pay rise for hourly-paid store workers

Rates will rise to £11 an hour from April.

(Chris Radburn/PA) (PA Wire)

Supermarket giant Asda has announced a 10% pay increase for its hourly-paid store workers.

Rates will rise to £11 an hour from April and £11.11 from July.

The company said it is investing a record £141 million this year to boost hourly pay rates for more than 115,000 staff who work across its 633 stores.