Tesco workers given third pay rise in 10 months

The pay rise means store workers will be paid a minimum of £11.02 an hour

Tesco Express in Streatham Hill, London (PA) (PA Archive)

Tesco store workers have been given a seven per cent pay rise, the third increase in a year.

The pay rise means store workers will be paid a minimum of £11.02 an hour. Tesco said the increase in hourly pay from £10.30 an hour will represent an investment of more than £230 million.

The supermarket, which employs about 340,000 staff, said the new minimum pay rate for store workers will take place from April 2 to “reflect the increasing costs our colleagues are currently facing”.