Lidl has implemented a significant pay rise across all its UK supermarkets, increasing entry-level wages to £13.45 per hour. The change, announced in February and effective from March 1, marks the supermarket's seventh pay increase in three years.
Pay Details and Benefits
The new entry-level rate of £13.45 can rise to £14.45 based on length of service. Lidl is investing £29 million into staff wages, benefiting both salaried and hourly-paid workers. All 35,000 employees have received the increase, with London-based staff seeing their hourly rate climb from £14.35 to £14.80, with potential to reach £15.30 based on service.
Industry-Leading Position
Lidl has once again cemented its position as the highest-paying supermarket in the UK. The company highlighted that its staff are the only ones in the industry to benefit from the Real Living Wage nationwide and the London Living Wage.
Enhanced Family Benefits
Workers also enjoy additional benefits, including doubled paternity leave from two weeks to four weeks on full pay. Employees with five years of service are entitled to eight weeks' full pay. Lidl GB chief people officer Stephanie Rogers expressed delight at the family leave enhancements, stating they build on the extension of paid maternity leave and demonstrate the company's commitment to providing competitive benefits.
Rogers added that longer paid paternity leave is a vital step towards gender equality in the workplace, encouraging senior male colleagues to take leave and opening up stretch and development opportunities for others.
