These UK supermarkets have adopted the '£13 rule' this year

UK supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and more have adopted the new £13 rule <i>(Image: Getty)</i>
UK supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and more have adopted the new £13 rule (Image: Getty)
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These are the UK supermarkets who have boosted staff pay by adopting the '£13 rule' so far this year.

The Real Living Wage (RLW), which is determined by the Living Wage Foundation Charity, currently stands at £13.45 per hour.

Despite the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over being £12.71, supermarkets have been implementing 'the £13 rule' to boost pay closer to the RLW. 

Here's a list of those who have reached the milestone and when others have planned to. 

Aldi

Aldi claimed to become the first to meet the £13 rule, with shop assistants' £12.75 hourly rate being boosted to £13 in September last year.

Shop assistants within the M25 saw their pay increase from £14.05 an hour to £14.33.

Depending on length of service, the same staff can also expect pay to rise to £13.93 nationally and £14.64 within the M25.

Waitrose and John Lewis

John Lewis, who own Waitrose, announced an £108 million investment in pay across their two brands in February.

It led to a 6.9% increase for shop floor workers on April 1, with minimum hourly rates rising to £13.25 and £14.80 within the M25.

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's announced a 5% pay increase in January that came into force in March.

It meant the supermarket adopted the £13 rule by boosting staff pay to £13.23 per hour nationally and £14.54 per hour in London.

Lidl

Lidl boosted their pay to £13.45 as part of a £29 million investment in wages that came into effect from March 1 this year.

Hourly pay will increase from £14.35 to £14.80 in London, rising to £15.30 depending on length of service.

Tesco

In March Tesco announced staff would see their £12.64 pay from August 2025 rise 5.1% to £13.28.

Staff within the M25 will see their additional allowance increase from £1.21 to £1.27, building an hourly rate of £14.55.

M&S

M&S announced a 6.4% rise in retail staff pay in March to take effect on April 1.

The minimum hourly rate was tipped over the £13 mark to £13.41, meaning an increase of £1,587 for the year ahead.

London-based staff were also given the same percentage rise to £14.74 per hour.  

Asda

Many Asda staff aren't yet being paid more than £13 per hour.

They announced their adoption of the £13 rule in March, with 110,000 hourly‑paid retail staff getting a 4% pay rise.

Their basic £12.60 hourly rate increased to £12.71 on April 1 and will jump above £13 on July 5 when staff will be paid £13.10.

Stores inside the M25 have seen their pay boosted from £13.82 to £13.93 in April and will be paid £14.35 from July.

Morrisons

Morrisons announced their staff would see the benefit of the £13 rule in three stages, meaning the £13 rule will only be adopted in July.

Last month [May 13] they announced staff's hourly rate would rise by 10p, which means a total increase of £12.71 to £12.81 for shop assistants.

The second phase from July 20 will see wages rise to £13 for workers in that role, with a 19p rise for all other staff covered in the agreement.

On October 26 it will increase again to £13.11 for shop assistants with all wages increasing a further 11p.

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