Reuters
Aldi UK workers get second pay rise in two months
The UK arm of German discount supermarket Aldi is to give its hourly paid store workers a second pay rise in two months so it can match the increased level offered by rival Lidl GB. The latest increase from Aldi, which employs 45,000 and is Britain’s fourth largest grocer after Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda, will likely be noted by the Bank of England, which is keeping a close eye on wage settlements as it assesses further moves in interest rates after cutting by a quarter-point earlier this month. Having announced last month a pay rise for all store assistants to at least 12.71 pounds ($16.07) an hour nationally and 14.0 pounds in London from March 1, Aldi said on Friday it would now pay a minimum of 12.75 pounds nationally and 14.05 pounds in London – matching the national rate of Lidl GB, which announced an above pay inflation pay rise on February 10.