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Aldi pay increase raises recruitment and retention stakes
The stakes in the recruitment and retention crisis impacting warehouse staff looks set to be raised as Aldi is increasing pay rates for around 7,000 warehouse workers across the UK from 1st February.
Following two pay increases for hourly-paid warehouse colleagues in 2022, this further rise means colleagues will be paid up to 20% more than the same time last year.
Warehouse selectors will receive a new minimum rate of £13.18 an hour – up from £11.48 in January 2022.
The move follows Aldi’s recent pay review for stores which came into effect this month (January 2023).
The discounter now offers store staff a starting pay of £11.00 an hour nationally, rising to £11.90, and £12.45 rising to £12.75, within the M25.
Aldi is also the only supermarket to offer paid breaks, which is worth an additional £871.00 a year for the average store colleague.
The new rates for both store colleagues and warehouse workers exceed the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended real living wage of £10.90 an hour nationally.
Aldi UK and Ireland chief executive Giles Hurley said: “Just as we promise our customers that we will do all we can to support them, we are equally committed to supporting our amazing Aldi colleagues – as we remain the highest-paying supermarket in the UK.
“This announcement recognises the hard work and contribution our colleagues make in serving communities across the country and it’s down to them that we are able to ensure our customers can access fresh affordable food, every single day.”
