(07 Jul 2021, 10:05 am)Storx wrote To put it in context you get £9.55 to work in Tesco and ones a hell of a lot easier than the other - obviously there's no wage increases over the years like you get with buses though to make it balanced.

I'd imagine places like Tesco, while perhaps not having length of service increases, will constantly have supervisory roles etc coming up that will offer a higher rate of pay. For what it's worth, the people I knew at uni who worked there part time said the wages were great, as were the perks that came with the job (and there were some enhanced pay rates, Sundays/BHs spring to mind). Might have changed in the last year or so since they left, but I can't imagine by very much. 

For my current job, I got a 2.5% increase this April as well as a performance based increase last September, but in a company that's done relatively well during the pandemic. I can see why a 4% raise in a company/industry that hasn't faired as well could be problematic.