Lidl has announced that all of its staff in Ireland will receive a pay rise from next month, with the budget grocer also announcing that it will create 700 jobs here later this year.
The welcome pay increase will come into effect from March 1, with all of the budget grocer’s employees will benefit from an increase on average of between €2,000-€2,500 per year. It marks a 7.5 per cent pay increase for employees amid the cost of living crisis.
In October the retailer also made a commitment to pay its staff the new Living Wage rate of €13.85, which was estimated by the Living Wage Technical Group. Lidl’s €14 million investment in pay increases for its existing workforce in the Republic of Ireland comes alongside the creation of 700 jobs around Ireland.
