Aldi is increasing its pay for thousands of staff members as part of a £36m investment in pay and benefits.
From 1 March, starting pay for store assistants will rise to £13.35 per hour nationally, and £14.71 per hour within the M25. Salaries will grow to £14.30 per hour and £15.03 within the M25 based on length of service.
The discount grocer is also increasing pay rates for store apprentices to £12.02 per hour outside the M25, and to £13.22 per hour inside the M25.
Aldi noted that these rates were “significantly higher” than the minimum wage for a first-year apprentice.
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Aldi UK and Ireland CEO Giles Hurley said: “Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do.
“Their hard work and dedication is what allows us to offer customers the quality, value and service they expect from Aldi.
“That’s why we’re making such a significant investment in our promise to never be beaten on pay for our colleagues.”
Aldi previously announced a pay rise for its staff in August, bumping their salaries for the second time in two months as it reinforced its pledge to never be beaten on pay.
More than 28,000 of the supermarket’s hourly paid store workers across the UK were granted a “bigger than expected pay rise” from 1 September.
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