Aldi gives 30,000 store staff new year pay hike

Aldi has delivered a new year pay rise for its 30,000 or so store staff and revealed plans to recruit a further 4,000 workers over the year ahead.
Aldi already has more than 900 stores across the UK and aims to have 1,200 stores by 2025. Picture: Michael GillenAldi already has more than 900 stores across the UK and aims to have 1,200 stores by 2025. Picture: Michael Gillen
Aldi already has more than 900 stores across the UK and aims to have 1,200 stores by 2025. Picture: Michael Gillen

The discount supermarket said it will increase its national minimum hourly pay rate for store employees to £9.55 from February 1, from £9.40. Those who work inside the M25 motorway surrounding London will earn at least £11.07 an hour, up from £10.90.

German-owned Aldi is one of the only UK supermarkets to pay for breaks and claimed that, including these, its national hourly rate for an average shift will rise to £10.11.

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It comes after rival Morrisons last week became the first UK supermarket chain to announce its minimum pay will increase to at least £10 an hour from April.

Aldi, which has more than 36,000 staff in total across the UK, also said it aims to hire a further 4,000 store workers this year as part of a long-term target of having 1,200 stores by 2025.

It already has more than 900 stores across the UK and is aiming to open around one store every week to reach the goal.

Giles Hurley, chief executive of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “I want to express my sincere thanks to every single Aldi colleague who stepped up when it mattered and helped us succeed in our most important mission of all - feeding the nation.

“Their outstanding efforts have ensured that our customers continue to have access to fresh affordable food, every single day.”

The firm said its minimum hourly rate of pay for store staff will also rise to £10.57 after three years nationally and £11.32 after two years in London.

Last week, arch rival Lidl, which also has German parentage, revealed that bumper sales of luxury mince pies had helped it notch up record festive trading.

The retailer, which has some 800 stores across the UK, including a growing presence in Scotland, said total sales leapt 17.9 per cent in the four weeks to December 27, compared with the same period last year.

Lidl said it was on track to have 1,000 stores by 2023.

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