Lidl is set to invest over £10 million in order to increase the hourly wage of its UK employees.
Entry-level pay will be increasing from £9.00 to £9.30 outside of London and from £10.55 to £10.75 within the M25. This will go up to a maximum of £11.70 depending on location and length of service,
According to the retailer, the move will directly benefit over 19,000 staff members, and they will also benefit from pay that is between 13% to 30% higher than the current National Living Wage.
Christian Härtnagel, chief executive at Lidl GB, said: “Our hourly paid employees represent over 80% of our entire workforce, and are the absolute backbone of our business. It is because of them that we continue to be the fastest supermarket, and are able to realise our ambitious expansion plans. This move is, therefore, testament to the unwavering commitment that each and every one of them puts into their work on a daily basis.”
The new pay rates will take place from the company’s new financial year in March 2020.
