Aldi to give UK warehouse workers second pay rise in a year

In total, 4,200 staff at Aldi, working across the 11 distribution centres that serve the 970 stores, will benefit from the pay rise. Photograph: Mark Waugh/Alamy

Aldi is giving its warehouse workers their second pay rise in a year, with wages rising almost 6% for most staff next month, in the latest sign of the intense competition for workers in the UK.

The UK’s fifth largest grocer said the majority of its warehouse workers, known as selectors, would now earn a minimum of £12.66 an hour, up from £11.95 at present after an increase from £11.48 in January. Those working in London will receive a minimum of £13.05 an hour.