Asda deal

Retail trade union Usdaw has reached a new collective bargaining agreement with supermarket giant Asda which will allow the union to recruit and represent workers in the convenience stores and restaurants that Asda acquired from EG Group last October.

The deal, which covers Euro Garages and Leon Restaurants, means that Usdaw will negotiate on pay and conditions for hourly-paid staff employed in the 356 convenience stores and 77 Leon restaurant sites in the UK. The union already represents members in the 119 convenience stores Asda acquired from the Co-op in 2022.

Usdaw national officer Jayne Allport described the agreement as a step forward for members in EG and Leon restaurants "who will benefit from full representation and collective bargaining.