Pret increases pay

Pret A Manger recently announced plans to invest over £9.2m in staff pay, its biggest wages and benefits increase in its 36-year history. From 1st April, 8,000 UK team members will see their pay increase from a baseline of £9.40 to £9.56 to up to £10.15 per hour, with more than 6,900 members receiving at least £10 per hour.

Pret’s Mystery Shopper bonus will also increase by 25% to £1.25 per hour, taking it above £1 for the first time ever. This bonus is awarded to teams on top of their weekly pay for good service. Currently, over 80% of staff receive the bonus on average each week.

The changes are being made to recognise the resilience, hard work and dedication of Pret’s shop teams throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Pret says it is in a position to make these changes as a result of the impact of its transformation strategy since 2020 and the stronger position the business is now in.

Pano Christou: CEO of Pret, said: “We’ve said all along that as our business recovered, we wanted to invest back into our people. As we move into a new phase of our transformation strategy, I’m really pleased we’re in a position to do exactly that.”

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