Overview

• Aldi announced 4,500 permanent store roles ahead of the festive trading period, with vacancies for assistants, managers and cleaners.
• Starting pay stands at £13.02 per hour nationally and £14.35 inside the M25, with entry rates positioned above the current National Living Wage of £12.21.
• The company says all colleagues receive paid breaks, valued at more than £1,425 a year for the average store employee.
• The hiring push supports plans to open a new store each week this year as part of a long‑term target of 1,500 UK sites, alongside a £1.6bn expansion that includes 80 openings and a current estate of about 1,060 stores.
• Aldi will close all stores on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day to give staff time off over the holidays.