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Aldi's workers in UK get 2.5% pay rise
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 13, 2026
2 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 13, 2026
2 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
Aldi UK will raise worker pay by 2.5% from March, exceeding inflation rates. The starting pay for store assistants will be £13.35 per hour, with extended maternity benefits.
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The British arm of German discount supermarket Aldi will raise pay for over 28,000 hourly paid workers by 2.5% from March, it said on Tuesday, taking the year-on-year increase to an above-inflation 4.7%.
The Bank of England is monitoring wage settlements as it assesses whether inflation pressures will allow it to lower interest rates further.
Britain's official headline rate of inflation eased to 3.2% in November.
Aldi UK, Britain's fourth-largest grocer after Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda, said from March 1 the starting pay for store assistants will rise to 13.35 pounds ($17.97) an hour from the 13.02 pounds set in September and the 12.75 pounds that was being paid in March last year.
Workers in London will receive higher rates.
Aldi UK, which unlike other supermarket groups offers paid breaks to store workers, said it was also extending maternity pay to 26 weeks at full pay.
Britain's government-mandated main minimum wage will rise by 4.1% to 12.71 pounds an hour in April, despite complaints from some employers that this will push up prices.
A survey of recruiters published on Monday showed Britain's jobs market cooled in December but starting salaries for permanent jobs rose at a faster pace.
($1 = 0.7428 pounds)
(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Barbara Lewis)
A pay rise is an increase in an employee's salary or wage, typically reflecting their performance, inflation, or changes in the cost of living.
Minimum wage is the lowest legal hourly pay that employers can offer their workers, set by law to ensure fair compensation.
Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises, eroding purchasing power.
Maternity pay is a form of financial support provided to employees during their maternity leave, often covering a portion of their salary.
The Bank of England is the central bank of the UK, responsible for monetary policy, maintaining financial stability, and issuing currency.
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