Aldi raises pay as supermarkets battle for staff
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Aldi has given its store employees the third pay rise in 12 months, joining other companies who have boosted wages because of a labour shortage.
The supermarket group will lift starting pay to £11.40 an hour nationally and to £12.85 in Greater London.
Depending on length of service, some staff could secure rates of up to £13.15 an hour. Retailers including Tesco have made similar moves recently as firms try to retain staff struggling with high living costs.
Earlier this month, Pret a Manger gave staff their third pay rise in a year.
The pay rise comes after recent data revealed there are more than one million job vacancies in the UK. This is below the peak of 1.2 million but still far higher than the number recorded before the start of the pandemic.
A spokesman for Aldi said the latest pay increase was in recognition of cost of living pressures as well as labour shortages.
It said the new starting rates, which were increasing by 40p, were higher than the Real Living Wage of £10.90 per hour nationally and £11.95 in Greater London.
The German discounter said 28,000 store employees will benefit from the pay rise while its 7,000 warehouse workers received pay increases earlier this year.
The supermarket is set to create more than 6,000 new jobs this year as it expands its network of stores.
Tips for getting a pay rise
Choose the right time - Scheduling a talk in advance will allow you and your boss time to prepare, and means you're more likely to have a productive conversation
Bring evidence - have a list of what you've achieved at work and how you've developed yourself
Be confident - Know your worth and don't be shy about speaking up
Have a figure in mind - look at job adverts online to see the salaries for comparable jobs
Don't give up - keep talking to your employer if it doesn't work this time and if you can't get what you want be prepared to look elsewhere
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