Aldi bosses are set to reward their Renfrewshire staff with a second pay increase this year.
From September, all hourly paid workers at the supermarket chain will receive an increase of 40p an hour on their current hourly rate, taking Aldi’s minimum pay rates for store assistants to £10.50 an hour nationally and £11.95 for those in London.
The new rates exceed the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended real living wage of £9.90 an hour nationally and £11.05 inside the M25.
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Giles Hurley, chief executive Officer of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “Our new rates of pay maintain Aldi’s position as the UK’s highest paying supermarket.
“This announcement recognises the amazing contribution our colleagues make in serving the local communities in Renfrewshire. Their outstanding efforts have ensured that our customers continue to have access to fresh affordable food, every single day.”
Aldi is the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket and has more than 970 stores across Britain. Two of those stores are in Paisley and there is one each in Johnstone, Erskine, and Renfrew.
In 2021, Aldi invested £36 million in six new stores, opening its 100th Scottish store at Hermiston Gait in Edinburgh in November.
Aldi recently unveiled plans to invest over £55 million from 2022-2023 with a further nine stores planned to open.
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