Aldi is giving thousands of workers a pay rise - see how hourly rate is changing

18 January 2023 , 10:06

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Aldi warehouse staff are to see a 20% increase to their hourly wages next month (Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Aldi is increasing its pay rates for around 7,000 warehouse workers across the UK from February 2023.

The budget supermarket's warehouse workers will begin to be paid £13.13 an hour, up from the £11.48 they currently earn now.

This is the third increase since the beginning of last year.

The move follows Aldi’s recent pay review for its store assistants, which came into effect this month, and saw Aldi staff receive an hourly wage of £11.90 nationally, and £12.75, within the M25.

The new wages offered to both Aldi's store assistants and warehouse staff exceed the Living Wage Foundations' recommended hourly wage of £10.90.

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The news comes after Aldi store assistant staff saw a pay increase to £11.90 an hour this month (Getty Images)

Giles Hurley, chief executive officer of Aldi UK and Ireland, 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.”

Wages at Aldi have been raised by more than 15% in the last year and the supermarket's commitment to paying staff more has even led to it being named employer of the year in 2022 by The Grocer Magazine.

It is the first UK supermarket to pay a minimum of £11 per hour to all store assistants.

The budget supermarket also says it is currently the only supermarket to offer paid breaks, which is worth an additional £871 a year for the average store colleague.

Currently, the supermarket has around 457 sites across the UK with seven distribution centres and over 9,000 employees.

Aldi's popularity has increased significantly over the last few years for its cheaper-than-average groceries, particularly during the current cost of living crisis which has seen consumers' finances squeezed significantly.

Aldi was also recently crowned the cheapest supermarket of 2022 by the consumer champion Which? after offering the lowest priced for seven consecutive months, from June to December.

Aldi's fellow german-chain Lidl was the cheapest for five months, from January to May.

According to Which? in December a basket of 48 groceries cost £81.63 on average at Aldi - while Lidl shoppers paid £83.24.

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This was significantly cheaper than other popular supermarkets whose average cost for the same basket ranged from £93 all the way up to £113.

Ruby Flanagan