Morrisons to pay out bumper bonus to thank colleagues

The Bradford-based grocer said full time colleagues will earn a bonus of £1,050 compared with the £350 average theyreceived last year.

Morrisons said this is the largest special bonus for frontline supermarket staff that has been announced in recent weeks.

The firm said it is keen to recognise the huge effort by its colleagues, who are helping to feed the nation during the coronavirus outbreak.

Morrisons said its annual colleague bonus will become a "thank you" bonus with the increase lasting for the next 12 months.

The grocer said its colleagues have worked tirelessly to help meet the increased demand.

All frontline colleagues will receive a 6 per cent bonus on their earnings for the next 12 months, rather than just the next eight to 12 weeks.

The firm said the bonus will be guaranteed in recognition of the effort made by very hard working colleagues. It will be paid quarterly so colleagues don’t have to wait until next year to be paid. The bonus will continue to be paid as a percentage of actual earnings.

Colleagues who are off sick or are self-isolating will also remain eligible for it and both permanent and temporary colleagues will be eligible, in recognition of the thousands of new colleagues who have joined Morrisons in recent weeks.

Clare Grainger, Morrisons' group people director said: “Our highly valued colleagues have stood tall amidst the coronavirus pandemic, playing their full part in feeding the nation.

"We want to thank every single one of them for their continued hard work during these unprecedented times by paying a much higher guaranteed bonus for the whole year in recognition of their effort.”

Morrisons frontline salaried managers are also guaranteed to receive a bonus that will be twice their maximum yearly amount in a normal year, again guaranteed and paid quarterly.

Morrisons said the new bonus is the latest change that Morrisons has put in place for its "highly valued colleagues".

Previous measures include paying extremely vulnerable and high risk colleagues 12 weeks paid leave to self isolate as well as paying 12 weeks paid leave to colleagues who live with someone who is high risk and extremely vulnerable.

In store, perspex screens have been installed to protect colleagues and customers while paying for groceries at the checkouts and social distancing measures have been introduced.

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