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Next: 4% basic pay increase

Key details

  • Pay award: 4% cost-of-living increase

  • Employees covered: retail and management (35,000); head office (1,800); call centre staff (2,000)

  • Effective date: 1 February 2007

Next has awarded a 4% basic pay increase to around 35,000 retail staff and managers, effective from 1 February 2007. The increase also applies to some 2,000 call centre staff who work on the Next Directory mail order service, and to 1,800 head-office staff.