Primark introduces £13 rule in all UK stores - started in April

Primark introduces £13 rule in all UK stores - started in AprilIt came as various retailers increaspay for shop assistants, as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Chris Samuel 09:59, Wed, Jun 3, 2026 Updated: 09:59, Wed, Jun 3, 2026 The retailer has raised average hourly pay rates in England, Wales, and Scotland (Image: Getty)Primark introduced a £13 rule across its UK stores in April in a boost for high street chain's workforce. From Wednesday, April 1, the low-cost fashion retailer raised its average hourly pay rates to a minimum of £13 for all retail assistants across England, Scotland and Wales, and to £13.71 per hour in London. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Primark, which has more than 190 branches across the country, says in addition to hourly rate changes, workers will also continue to benefit from a 15% year-round discount, as well as other benefits. In comments accompanying the announcement, Kari Rodgers, UK retail director at Primark said: “As retail becomes a more demanding environment, our colleagues play an increasingly important role to support our customers and the local communities we’re part of up and down the country. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from u...