Overview
- From March 1, entry-level pay rises to £13.45 an hour nationwide, reaching £14.45 with length of service, with London starter rates increasing to £14.80 and up to £15.30.
- Lidl says the package is a £29 million investment and its seventh pay rise since 2023, restoring its claim to be the highest-paying UK supermarket.
- Paid paternity leave doubles to four weeks at full pay, rising to eight weeks after five years of service.
- The move precedes the April 1 uplift in the National Living Wage to £12.71 for eligible workers aged 21 and over.
- Lidl plans 19 new stores over the next eight weeks, creating up to 640 jobs, following a 10% Christmas sales surge, while Aldi and Sainsbury’s have also announced March pay increases.