Aldi is set to take on 3,500 extra store workers in the lead up to Christmas as it prepares for the festive season.
The discount grocer is recruiting for a range of permanent store positions, including store assistants, managerial positions and cleaners.
Starting pay for store assistants sits at £12.40 an hour nationally and £13.65 for those within the M25.
Aldi joins Sainsbury’s and Morrisons in launching its recruitment drive for the festive season, with the supermarkets hiring an additional 20,000 and 3,000 team members respectively to support with the rush of shoppers over Christmas.
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The move forms part of Aldi’s growth plans to open a further 17 stores before the end of the year as part of its long-term goal to expand to 1,500 stores across the UK to reach increased customer demand.
The supermarket’s UK recruitment director Kelly Stokes said: “Our mission is to make affordable, high-quality food accessible to everyone, and that is even more important at this time of year.
“Our colleagues are essential to ensuring Aldi shoppers have a great experience in store, and we’re once again closing our stores on Boxing Day to give them a well-deserved break as a thank you for their dedication.”
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