Marks & Spencer has announced pay raises for employees all around the United Kingdom, and over forty thousand workers will experience wage increases. The company will increase pay in London to over thirteen pounds an hour and will raise wages outside of London to twelve pounds an hour. The pay raises increase pay in London and outside of London by over one pound an hour. Marks & Spencer also stated that the company will improve maternity, paternity, and adoption policies, and will increase the number of fully paid weeks off. The wage increases mean that all Marks & Spencer employees will earn the voluntary Real Living Wage. Other grocery companies in the UK have also implemented wage increases, including Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, and Tesco.
See "Marks & Spencer increases wages for UK workers in London and the rest of the country", Sam Gruet, BBC, February 27, 2024