'Shambles' | Asda bosses knew payroll switch would lead to wages crisis

Asda bosses were warned that a large IT update could result in major payroll errors, but pressed on with the system migration regardless, new reports claim.

According to The Telegraph, senior figures at the Supermarket, including the billionaire co-owner Mohsin Issa, had been advised of technical problems that would result in employees being paid incorrectly, before the error occurred.

The bug resulted in approximately 30,000 Asda employees receiving erroneous payslips, with some missing up to a fortnight’s pay.

An internal memo sent to the supermarket giant’s senior staff, disclosing that thousands of workers, who are paid by the hour rather than salaried, had been impacted by the mishap.