Lidl GB implements new tool to help address ‘disparities’, close wage gap with banana workers
This month, Lidl GB will introduce a new tool they say will help tackle wage disparities among banana plantation workers. Already trialled in Germany, the new calculation done in conjunction with non-profit organisation IDH determines the gap between the living wage on the premium paid by Lidl. Suppliers can continually analyse the data to ensure […]
Like other retailers, Sainsbury’s gives colleagues hourly pay boosts. Should UK government help, too?
Joining fellow supermarket chains in a quest to help their colleagues cope with rising costs and inflation, Sainsbury’s announced it is raising pay by 10% for frontline, hourly paid workers. Sainsbury’s has increased pay by a total of 38% for those workers during the past six years, which includes the new infusion of £205 million […]
