John Lewis pays first annual staff bonus in four years as profits rise
Payment of 2% at employee-owned partnership follows sales increase to £13.4bn
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The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose has paid an annual bonus to workers for the first time in four years after underlying profits rose by 6%.
The retail group’s 69,000 employees – which it calls partners – will share £35m, the equivalent of 2% of salary, after it recorded an increase in sales and profits. The payout amounts to about one extra week of pay.
Source: Theguardian.com
Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/12/john-lewis-pays-first-annual-staff-bonus-in-four-years-as-profits-rise