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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Holly Williams

Lidl increases pay in huge investment ahead of Government minimum wage increase

The German-owned discounter said wages for entry-level employees will rise to £12.75 an hour across the UK next month, up from £12.40 currently -

Lidl is set to boost the hourly pay of 28,000 employees next month, exceeding the government's upcoming minimum wage increase.

The supermarket chain announced that its new pay rates, effective in March, will surpass the National Living Wage (NLW) by over 50p.

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