Morrisons will increase staff pay above the national living wage as part of a three-stage rise agreed with union Usdaw.

The supermarket chain secured a 91.87 per cent vote in favour of the increase, which will lift shop assistant pay from the current £12.71 an hour to £13 in July and £13.11 by October.

The rises follow talks with the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw), and come after the introduction of the new National Living Wage in April.

Jodie Keating, group people director at Morrisons, said: "We're pleased that we can now implement the pay proposal and increase pay for our colleagues to reward them for the contribution they make to our business.

"I would like to thank all our colleagues for everything they continue to do for Morrisons."

The first rise will see pay move to £12.81, followed by a rise to £13 on July 20.

A final increase to £13.11 will be implemented from October 26.

Other staff covered by the agreement will also see pay rises, with a 19p increase in July and a further 11p in October.

Morrisons has confirmed that all eligible hourly paid employees will also receive a one-off payment of between £25 and £175, depending on contracted hours.

The National Living Wage, which increased to £12.71 per hour for workers aged 21 and over on April 1, represented a 50p (4.1 per cent) rise from the previous rate.

This move aligns Morrisons with other major retailers including Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, and Primark, who have all raised their hourly rates in what has become known as the "£13 rule".

Here is a list of other retailers and supermarkets who have adopted the '£13 rule'.

Primark

From April 1 customer assistants across England, Scotland and Wales will receive a pay increase to a minimum of £13.

Those working at the fashion chain in London will see their wages increase to £13.71 an hour.

Tesco

Tesco is also preparing to increase the wages which will take effect from this month. According to The Workers Union [TWU], the hourly pay rate for store assistants is expected to increase to around £13.35 per hour nationally.

Colleagues based in London may see their wages increase to around £14.71. The update to Tesco workers' pay structure is set to take effect from the first complete pay period following its rollout this month.

Aldi

Supermarket retail Aldi has revealed its updated pay structure. From April, the chain has said shop assistants will receive £13.50 per hour across the country.

Workers at branches in London will see their pay increase to £14.88 per hour.

Lidl

Lidl has stated that starting hourly rates will rise to £13.45 per hour across the nation and this can progress to £14.45 with time served. In the capitol, wage increase is set to climb to £14.80 and can climb to £15.30 based on experience.

Sainsbury's

This month, Sainsbury's is set to increase their hourly wage to £14.54 from £13.23 nationally.

M&S

Hourly wages at supermarket M&S are set to increase from £12.60 to £13.41 from April 1st.

If staff are based in London, their wage will climb from £13.85 to £14.74.