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18/09/2015
Lidl UK To Introduce Living Wage
Supermarket chain Lidl is to adopt the Living Wage from 01 October 2015, following a record year with sales reaching over £4 billion.
Lidl is the first UK supermarket to make the move and will see all Lidl UK employees receive a minimum of £8.20 per hour across England, Scotland and Wales, and £9.35 per hour in London.
This will mean an average wage increase of £1,200 per year, with 53% of Lidl UK's 17,000 workforce and all age brackets benefiting from the rise.
Ronny Gottschlich, Lidl UK CEO said: "At Lidl UK we are proud of our achievements, proud of our growth, and proud of our unwavering commitment to our customers and quality products, but most of all we are proud of our employees who make everything possible.
"We recognise that every employee forms an integral part of team Lidl, and each individual's contribution is valued. It's therefore only right that we show our commitment, in the same way that the team commit to the business and our customers each and every day, by ensuring a wage that supports the cost of living.
"As a result, Lidl employees will be amongst the best paid in the supermarket sector, and that's something I feel incredibly proud about."
(MH/CD)
Lidl is the first UK supermarket to make the move and will see all Lidl UK employees receive a minimum of £8.20 per hour across England, Scotland and Wales, and £9.35 per hour in London.
This will mean an average wage increase of £1,200 per year, with 53% of Lidl UK's 17,000 workforce and all age brackets benefiting from the rise.
Ronny Gottschlich, Lidl UK CEO said: "At Lidl UK we are proud of our achievements, proud of our growth, and proud of our unwavering commitment to our customers and quality products, but most of all we are proud of our employees who make everything possible.
"We recognise that every employee forms an integral part of team Lidl, and each individual's contribution is valued. It's therefore only right that we show our commitment, in the same way that the team commit to the business and our customers each and every day, by ensuring a wage that supports the cost of living.
"As a result, Lidl employees will be amongst the best paid in the supermarket sector, and that's something I feel incredibly proud about."
(MH/CD)
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