US EditionAldi Leads Supermarket Wage Race with New £13.02 Minimum Hourly Pay
Aldi will raise shop assistant wages to £13.02 per hour from Sept 1, with experienced staff earning up to £13.95 and London employees receiving higher rates, CEO says.
- On Monday, September 1, Aldi will implement a 13.02 hourly rate for over 28,000 hourly-paid store colleagues across the UK, becoming the first supermarket to do so.
- In July, Aldi had already announced a pay rise to 13.00 from 1 September, but this second increase this year aims to maintain sector leadership and 'never be beaten on pay,' Aldi says.
- The pay structure also includes London colleagues' rates rising to 14.35 hourly, reaching 14.66 with length of service pay uplift, plus paid breaks valued at roughly 1,425 annually.
- Wage competition means persistent wage increases in retail complicate Bank of England decisions, while the statutory rate-setting body notes the national minimum wage target of £12.71 next year.
- Aldi is set to upgrade more than 20 UK stores, including major extensions in Cumbria and Wales, adding to a programme that has modernised more than 500 branches; analysts suggest combined pay rises and store investment may attract staff to high-growth retailers.
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