Sainsbury's will be the largest supermarket to pay the Real Living Wage when it increases pay later this year.

Britain's second biggest supermarket chain is increasing staff pay by 9.1% to £12 per hour and £13.15 in London, following a £200m investment, as reported by Retail Gazette.

The pay rise will roll out in March, with 120,000 hourly paid staff benefiting from the chain's biggest ever investment into employee pay.

This brings Sainsbury's total investment in pay to over £500m in the last three years. Wages have risen by 50% since 2018 and by 9% in the past year.

Sainsbury's said it is committed to supporting its staff facing the cost-of-living crisis, as well as keeping prices low for customers.