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Asda Express workers to be paid the real Living Wage as Usdaw negotiates a 4.7% wage boost

Retail trade union Usdaw has negotiated an above-inflation pay increase for Asda Express, Foodservice and LEON staff, which will put them on the real Living Wage. Pay is increasing in three stages to £12.21 per hour in April, £12.45 in July and £12.60 in October.

27 March 2025

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Jayne Allport - Usdaw national officer said: “We are pleased to have secured an above-inflation increase and be able to match the real Living wage for our members in Asda Express, Foodservice and LEON. The cost of living continues to be a key concern, so the business’ decision to respond in such a positive manner is welcome. Our members are key workers delivering essential services; it is only right they are fairly rewarded with a living wage.”

Notes for editors:

Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) is one of the fastest growing unions in the TUC and the UK's fifth biggest trade union with around 360,000 members. Most Usdaw members work in the retail sector, but the union also has many members in transport, distribution, food manufacturing, chemical industry and other trades www.usdaw.org.uk

For Usdaw press releases visit: www.usdaw.org.uk/news and you can follow us on Bluesky @usdawunion.bsky.social and Twitter/X @UsdawUnion

Summary

Retail trade union Usdaw has negotiated an above-inflation pay increase for Asda Express, Foodservice and LEON staff, which will put them on the real Living Wage. Pay is increasing in three stages to £12.21 per hour in April, £12.45 in July and £12.60 in October.