Aldi has given staff their third pay rise in 12 months to help them through the soaring cost of living.
The budget supermarket chain announced starting wages will rise to £11 per hour nationally, while those working in the Greater London area will have theirs increased to £12.45.
The new minimum pay rate is now higher than the living wage, which was raised to £10.90 in September following inflation and the cost of living crisis.
Giles Hurley, chief executive officer of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: ‘We are incredibly proud of every single member of Team Aldi.
‘And we are pleased to become the first UK supermarket to pay a minimum of £11 per hour to all store assistants, exceeding the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended real living wage.’