Lidl and the living wage: Your reaction

Lidl has said it will become the first UK supermarket to introduce the national living wage.

From October, Lidl UK employees will earn a minimum of £8.20 an hour across England, Scotland and Wales, and £9.35 an hour in London. The rise will not apply to staff Northern Ireland.

On Twitter, the top trending topic in the UK has been #livingwage.

News of the impending pay rise has been welcomed, with many tweeting their support for the German discount supermarket.

Simon Bower tweeted his approval.

Katie Dalton tweets that she will shop at Lidl as a result of their pledge.

Proud customer Katherine Blaker shared her support on the move and tweeted:

Aidan tweets that other businesses should be able to follow suit.

Martin Snow says the announcement shows that chasing profit isn't the be all and end all in business and tweets

Lidl replied to the overwhelmingly positive response from customers and non-customers alike and tweeted

Produced by Alison Daye