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Lidl exceeds new National Living Wage with pay increase for workers

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Lidl has announced a market-leading pay increase for 28,000 hourly-paid colleagues, with new rates coming into effect in March 2025. The news follows Aldi last month announcing that store assistants would receive a pay rise with hourly rates increasing to at least £12.71, at the…

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