Aldi Ireland, the German-owned supermarket chain, has unveiled additional pay rises for workers across its store network just weeks after announcing a 2 per cent rise for all hourly paid staff in February.

The group said on Thursday that, from July 1st, pay for store assistants, selectors and maintenance assistants, as well as quality control assistants, will increase by 1.2 per cent, 1 per cent and 0.8 per cent respectively.

It means they will start on what it described as a “market-leading” rate of €15.40 per hour, rising to €16.20, €16.90 and €17.90 per additional year of service.

Store deputies will now begin on €16.15 per hour, rising to €16.95, €17.65, and €18.65 per additional year, “a similar increase of 1.1 per cent, 1 per cent and 0.8 per cent respectively”, Aldi said in a statement.

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Aldi increased staff pay by 2 per cent pay from February 1st for all paid hourly rates.

The chain said it had now increased staff remuneration by a total of €6 million, which a spokesman said included additional contributions to staff auto-enrolment pensions.

“Our focus at Aldi has always been firmly on our customers and our colleagues, and we have continually demonstrated our commitment to our teams over the years through pay increases above and beyond the industry norm,” said Niall O’Connor, Aldi Ireland country managing director.

“This is just one way that Aldi continues to be one of the best places to work in Ireland. But importantly, while we continue to invest in our people, our attention never shifts from our products, which will continue to offer the best value in the market.”

The group says it has increased pay for its staff by between 25 per cent and 28 per cent over the past five years, ahead of general inflation of 24.3 per cent.

Aldi Ireland swung to a pretax loss of €20.1 million in 2024, accounts filed late last year indicated. In their report, the directors said “the reduction in profit reflects the company’s resolute focus on putting colleagues and customers before profits”.

“The company made substantial investments to keep prices low for customers, in addition to further investment in staffing and remuneration,” they added.