Lidl and the living wage: Your reaction

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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.

@ELectriNeg tweets Well done #lidl on the living wage. Will get my custom from now on. Proof big business can afford it. #livingwage@ELectriNeg

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

@Katie_Dalton tweets Well done @LidlUK - you've just secured my business by pledging to pay staff the #livingwage@Katie_Dalton

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

@katherineblaker tweets Great news from @LidlUK this morning - paying staff #livingwage as recommended by @LivingWageUK. Proud to be a Lidl customer!@katherineblaker

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

@SlipshodKickIt tweets If Lidl can pay ther workers the #livingwage, I'm sure the majority of other big retailers can@SlipshodKickIt

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

@mbuckleyds tweets Lidl have just proved that constant profit isn't the only successful way to run a business. @mrjamesob@mbuckleyds

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

@LidlUK tweets No one deserves this more than our employees, making everything we do possible #LidlSurprises@LidlUK

Produced by Alison Daye

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