Morrisons to give £1,050 bonus to its staff for working during coronavirus

3 April 2020, 12:13

Morrisons supermarket is giving employees a bonus to say thank you for working during the coronavirus pandemic.

Morrisons have announced that their supermarket staff will receive a £1,050 bonus for their hard work during the coronavirus outbreak.

Managers of the supermarket giant have said that employees on the front line of stores will be paid a 6 per cent bonus on their earnings over the next year.

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This will be an extra £1,050 for full-time employees, including new staff and those who are ill or self-isolating.

Clare Grainger, group people director, said in a statement: "Our highly valued colleagues have stood tall amidst the coronavirus pandemic, playing their full part in feeding the nation.

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"We want to thank every single one of them for their continued hard work during these unprecedented times by paying a much higher guaranteed bonus for the whole year in recognition of their effort."

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Supermarkets across the UK were hit by unprecedented demand in March as the coronavirus outbreak escalated, with Morrisons seeing 4.6 per cent rise in sales.

Sainsbury's saw a 7.4 percent rise, and Tesco and 5.5 per cent and 4.9 per cent respectively.

Many other supermarkets - like Sainsbury's, Asda and Aldi are also promising a 10 per cent increase on hours worked.

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