Aldi to create 5,500 new jobs across the UK this year as supermarket strives to open 500 more stores

In-store jobs include store assistants, manager roles and cleaners in its new shops.

Store and Warehouse Assistants at Aldi will receive a starting rate of £12 per hour, rising to £12.95 nationally.

Those working within the M25 will get £13.55, rising to £13.85.

Employees also get paid breaks, unlike at other supermarkets.

Giles Hurley, Chief Executive Officer at Aldi UK, said: “Our colleagues work incredibly hard and are without a doubt a huge part of our success at Aldi.

“We continue to welcome more and more customers to Aldi stores every week, not just because of our unbeatable prices and British sourcing, but also our amazing colleagues.

“We are looking forward to welcoming even more colleagues up and down the country to Team Aldi during 2024 as we progress towards our goal of making affordable, quality food accessible to everyone.”

Aldi currently has more than 1,000 stores and more than 45,000 employees.

The company plans to grow to 1,500 stores in the coming years, having previously said it aims to reach 1,200 shops by the end of 2025.

Aldi recently committed to opening 500 more stores across Britain.

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Last week, Aldi pledged to spend £550million on opening new stores and upgrading existing sites in the UK in 2024.

Aldi did not confirm where new stores could open but said they are on the lookout for freehold town-centre or edge-of-town sites of around 1.5 acres.

The locations would need to accommodate a 20,000-square-foot store with around 100 parking spaces.

Giles Hurley, CEO of Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “We’re continuing to welcome more and more new customers through our doors – with people coming for our low prices but staying for our award-winning quality and British sourcing.

“However, there are still areas of the country that don’t have an Aldi, or that need more or larger stores to meet demand. That is what our 2024 expansion plans aim to address.

"We now have more than 1,000 stores across the UK but there are plenty more Aldi stores still to come, in 2024 and beyond.”