Lidl introduces new £13.45 rule throughout all UK shops | UK | News | EUROtoday

Lidl is making an enormous change throughout greater than its 1,000 UK shops. The finances grocery store has introduced that it’ll enhance its entry-level hourly pay to £13.45 as of March, with the allowance rising to £14.45 with size of service. The pay rise marks Lidl’s seventh within the house of three years.

The grocery store has shared that it’ll make investments £29 million in workers pay, benefiting each salaried and hourly-paid staff, including that the funding will make it the highest-paying UK grocery store “once again”.

The change will take impact on March 1, 2026, and can profit all 35,000 workers members nationwide. Those in London will see their hourly pay enhance from £14.35 to £14.80, with the potential to rise additional to £15.30 with size of service.

The firm mentioned its staff are the one ones throughout the trade to learn from the Real Living Wage nationwide and the London Living Wage.

Lidl can also be doubling its paternity depart from two to 4 weeks on full pay, whereas after 5 years within the position, staff shall be entitled to eight weeks’ full pay.

Lidl GB chief folks officer Stephanie Rogers mentioned: “We’re delighted to offer these family leave enhancements for new parents.

“These improvements build on our extension of paid maternity leave and further demonstrate our ongoing commitment to providing competitive and meaningful benefits to our colleagues.”

Ms Rogers added: “We believe that a longer period of paid paternity leave is a vital step on our journey towards gender equality in the workplace.”

“By encouraging the taking of paternity leave, particularly by our more senior male colleagues, stretch and development opportunities will be opened up for others.”

Lidl was licensed as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute originally of the yr, with Adrian Seligman, the institute’s CEO, noting that the grocery store is “determined to create a first-class working environment that secures sustainable performance for the company”.