Sainsbury’s tie-up under new scrutiny

J Sainsbury is facing fresh scrutiny of its £12 billion merger with Asda after more than 100 MPs signed a letter criticising changes to the company’s staff pay that threaten to leave some workers more than £3,000 a year worse off. As many as 13,000 Sainsbury’s employees could take a hit to their pay packets, according to critics of the company’s plans, as it consults on a new deal meant to equalise pay among its 130,000-strong workforce. The company was already facing a parliamentary inquiry into its tie-up with Asda, which has led Greg Clark, the business secretary, to warn about a “possible impact on the supply chain”. Click here for the full Times article (£)