Aldi is calling for staff affected by the collapse of Wilko to get in touch, with over 6,000 jobs currently available across its UK stores.
The German discount grocer, which is currently on a recruitment drive for its new stores over the coming months, is also recruiting for a large volume of other store roles across the country to support its continued expansion.
Aldi hopes to offer these long-term retail roles to those who have lost their jobs as a result of the collapse of Wilko earlier this month, with a range of positions available from store assistant and caretaker to store manager.
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Aldi UK recruitment director Kelly Stokes said: “We continue to welcome more and more customers to Aldi stores every week, and we are working hard to meet the huge demand for our unbeatable prices.
“That means finding thousands of new Aldi colleagues to support this growth, which will hopefully be of interest to those who have recently lost out due to closures elsewhere.”
Aldi colleagues are currently the best-paid in the UK supermarket sector.
Store assistants receive starting pay of £11.40 per hour and those based in London receive £12.85 per hour.
Aldi is also the only supermarket to pay for breaks which can be worth up to £972 a year.
Yesterday, news emerged that Wilko stores are to close within weeks after talks to rescue the group collapsed, with GMB Union informed that the majority of its 400 shops will be shuttered.
The union was informed by administrator PwC that there was “no prospect that the majority of the business will be saved”.
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