Costa Coffee offers pay rise sweetener to baristas in UK

Costa Coffee chain owner Whitbread has announced a pay rise for its baristas which will put them on more than the new UK National Living Wage.

The firm said that from tomorrow it will increase the pay of its 12,500 baristas, including under 25s, to a minimum of £7.40 an hour once they have completed their initial training. Baristas in London will earn a minimum of £8.20 an hour.