Asda offers higher pay if staff work flexible hours

Asda is to increase store workers pay to £8.50 an hour from this October, £1 higher than the Government's National Living Wage, as long as they agree to work more flexible hours and work on Bank Holidays, if required.
Asda said 95 per cent of staff would be better off under the new contractAsda said 95 per cent of staff would be better off under the new contract
Asda said 95 per cent of staff would be better off under the new contract

All of its 135,000 store colleagues in Great Britain will be offered the award as part of a new contract.

The Leeds-based group said the new contract offers one of the highest rates of hourly pay within the supermarket sector.

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However staff will have to agree to more flexible working patterns to ensure they are there to meet customers’ needs. Colleagues could be asked to work in different parts of the store, or work different days or hours depending on when customers shop.

Staff will have to agree to work Bank Holidays if required by their store or take them as annual leave. They will be awarded 28 days annual leave, including Bank Holidays. All breaks will also be unpaid.

Asda said 95 per cent of current colleagues will be better off if they choose to move to the new contract – some by over £1,000 a year. Staff who do not wish to move to the new contract can remain on their current terms and conditions and all Asda colleagues will move to the increased National Living Wage in April regardless of their decision around the Your Choice contract.

Asda’s senior vice-president of people, Hayley Tatum said: “Our colleagues have always made Asda special. We want to be the best we can for our customers, which means not only investing in our products and prices but critically, we also need to invest in our people.

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“This new contract will also mean that colleagues can gain a broader level of experience across their store.”

The GMB’s general secretary Tim Roache said; “These new flexible contracts will help to ensure job security, ensure those accepting them are on the same terms and - best of all – ensure that people will earn more money as a result. The new contract offer involves quite a few changes, but as it’s voluntary, this allows colleagues to choose whatever suits their circumstances best.”