Lidl invests €10 million in pay increases
Retailer reveals plans for 750 jobs across the year
Print1 February 2022
Lidl is set to recruit more than 750 new employees to its Irish operations this year in a variety of operational and office-based roles across its store network of 214 store locations, four regional distribution centres and Dublin head office, adding to the team of 6,100 in the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland.
The new roles are being created to support Lidl’s growing footprint of stores nationwide that will see the retailer run an ambitious 17 property projects in this financial year. Successful candidates will be offered Lidl’s market leading benefits packages and award-winning learning and development opportunities within the business.
In line with Lidl’s recently announced €550 million expansion plan to take place over the next three years, Lidl is also announcing a €10 million investment in pay increases for the Lidl workforce of 6,100 across the island of Ireland with all employees benefitting from an increase from 1 March. This increase is in addition to the retailer’s commitment to paying the new Living Wage rate of €12.90 as recommended by the Living Wage Technical Group, the first nationwide retailer in Ireland to introduce this back in 2015.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar welcomed the news, describing it as “a real vote of confidence in the company’s existing teams here and indeed the retail sector and the Irish economy as a whole”.
“Lidl has long been an employer of choice and we are pleased to underscore our commitment in maintaining that position with a significant additional €10 million investment in pay increases as well as offering the most competitive and all-encompassing suite of benefits in the jobs market at present,” said Maeve McCleane, director of human resources at Lidl Ireland & Northern Ireland .
She added that the group was particularly “pleased to be in a position to further recognise the commitment and dedication demonstrated by our frontline and supports teams, particularly as an essential business throughout the pandemic”.
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