A group of major investors is calling on Sainsbury's to commit to paying all its workers the Real Living Wage to tackle the rising cost of living.
The Real Living Wage aims to ensure wages cover everyday needs and is voluntarily paid by around 9,500 firms.
It is higher than the compulsory national minimum wage.
Sainsbury's staff in inner London and outside the capital are now paid the Real Living Wage but staff in outer London are not.
The supermarket has also made no commitment relating to the pay of third-party staff, such as cleaners and security guards.
Sainsbury's said it had recently increased its basic hourly rate by 5.3% in recognition of the "extraordinary work" of its staff.
The investor coalition, brought together by responsible investment charity ShareAction, includes the UK's largest asset manager, Legal and General Investment Management, and the largest workplace pension scheme, Nest.
It also includes 108 individual shareholders, including Labour MPs Siobhain McDonagh and Helen Hayes.
The group has filed a shareholder resolution calling for Sainsbury's to become an accredited Living Wage employer. Shareholders will get to vote on the proposal at the supermarket's annual general meeting in July.
The resolution will be binding if investors representing 75% or more of Sainsbury's shares vote in favour of the move.
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