The German owned discount retailer Lidl is to provide their workers with the seventh pay rise since 2023.
The retailer will double paid paternity leave as part of a further £29 million investment for workers wages and entry level pay will rise to £13.45 per hour.
Londoner’s starting out with Lidl will see an increase from £14.35 6o £14.80 and with length of service pay will rise to £15.30.
Stephanie Rogers, chief people officer at Lidl, said, “Our colleagues are the backbone of our business, and their success is our success.”
“We are continuing to mark unprecedented growth across Great Britain, creating thousands more jobs along the way, while continuing to invest in our people,” she added.
Speaking about paternity changes, she said, “We believe that a longer period of paid paternity leave is a vital step on our journey towards gender equality in the workplace.”
