People working as store assistants at Aldi are in line to receive their second pay rise this year.
The budget supermarket chain announced that from September, all hourly paid colleagues at its Merseyside stores will receive an increase of 40p an hour on their current hourly rate. This will take Aldi's minimum pay rates for store assistants to £10.50 an hour nationally, making it the UK's best-paying supermarket.
Aldi also remains the only supermarket to offer paid breaks, which for the average store worker is now worth more than £830 a year.
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The new rates exceed the Living Wage Foundation's recommended real living wage of £9.90 an hour nationally.
Giles Hurley, chief executive officer of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “Our new rates of pay maintain Aldi’s position as the UK’s highest paying supermarket.
"This announcement recognises the amazing contribution our colleagues make in serving the local communities in Merseyside. Their outstanding efforts have ensured that our customers continue to have access to fresh affordable food, every single day."
Aldi is the UK's fifth-largest supermarket and has more than 970 stores across Britain.
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