Temp staff in Asda supply chain win equal pay with union deal

Asda has announced equal pay for its agency workers after a groundbreaking deal with the Unite union.The UK’s second largest supermarket chain will pay 6,000 temporary staff across its 29 meat and poultry suppliers the same rate as its permanent workforce.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission