Lidl spends €9.3m on pay increases for 6,000 staff

Company increases pay by average 3% across the group from March

Lidl chief people officer Maeve McCleane said the company has spent €47m on pay increases since 2022. Picture: Darragh Kane

Supermarket group Lidl in to spend €8m on pay increases in the Republic of Ireland this year, with a further £1.1m (€1.3m) being invested in the retailers’ operations in Northern Ireland. 

The increases are in effect from March 1 and will cover all 6,000 employees across the group, with an average pay rise of 3% equal to, on average, €1,300 additional for every employee per annum.