Overview
- The Workers Union says more than 300,000 colleagues across roughly 3,000 UK stores would benefit from the uplift.
- Reported rates point to around £13.35 an hour nationwide for store assistants and about £14.71 in London.
- The change would apply from the first full pay period after March, with most four‑weekly paid staff seeing it in April.
- Tesco said it does not comment on speculation and has yet to set out its pay awards for 2026.
- Reports set the claim in the context of Tesco’s £180 million staged pay rises in 2025 and wider retail pressure following moves by rivals such as Primark.