Aldi is to become the highest-paying UK supermarket after awarding over 3,000 staff a pay increase to £8.53 ($10.59) per hour, or £9.75 per hour in London. The hourly rate in the capital is the same as the rate offered by Lidl, but the rate outside London is 7p an hour more than that of Aldi's fellow German competitor. Both companies now pay equivalent to, or higher than, the minimum level recommended by the Living Wage Foundation. In its latest annual report, Aldi, which has been operating since 2007, said it had paid out bonuses totalling £1.3bn (£1.1bn) and made profits of almost £6bn.
Aldi is to become the highest-paying UK supermarket after awarding over 3,000 staff a pay increase to £8.53 ($10.59) per hour, or £9.75 per hour in London. The hourly rate in the capital is the same as the rate offered by Lidl, but the rate outside London is 7p an hour more than that of Aldi's fellow German competitor. Both companies now pay equivalent to, or higher than, the minimum level recommended by the Living Wage Foundation. Aldi's pay increase will be effective from 1 February.