Tesco to offer staff advances on pay

TESCO has said it will offer workers advances on their pay to help support them amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The supermarket group, the UK’s largest private employer, said it hopes the move will benefit workers in the run-up to Christmas. It comes days after news that inflation surged to a 41-year high of 11.1% last month, driven by hikes in the cost of energy and food. The firm said 280,000 of its employees could benefit.