The retailers giving pay rises as Amazon increases minimum wage for UK workers
dailyrecord.co.ukAmazon are the latest company to announce a base pay increase for thousands of workers across the country. The positive change will come into force in April when minimum wage laws will change following the start of the new financial year.
The move follows a range of companies who have confirmed a pay rise for workers. Companies including Pret a Manger and Costa announced pay rises in recent weeks, avoiding the risk of conflicting with UK-wide minimum living wage rules, with the rate to be increased to £10.42 per hour for over 25s next month.
Amazon's raise will see more than 50,000 employees across the UK benefit, with some workers to be paid £12 an hour based on location.
The rise follows cuts made by Amazon, with the business recently laying off many workers. The online retailer is set to cut a further 9,000 jobs across the world on top of the 18,000 already announced in January.
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