Aldi has said it will become the first UK supermarket to commit to paying all store assistants at least £11 an hour.
The discount retailer, which has more than 40,000 store staff and more than 970 stores in the UK, will also be increasing the rates of pay for thousands of logistics workers by introducing starting salaries of at least £10.90, in line with the Real Living Wage. Aldi workers within the M25 will receive £12.45 an hour.
The salary changes will come into effect from January, 1 2023, and the new £11 rate is more than 15% higher than it was a year ago and is also more than the Real Living Wage set by the Living Wage Foundation. Aldi said it has invested around £81 million into raising pay over the past 12 months as staff struggle with the rising cost of living.
