Lidl Ireland today announced an €8m investment in pay increases for its workforce in the Republic of Ireland, with a further £1.1m being invested in the retailers' operations in Northern Ireland.
All of Lidl's 6,000 employees in Ireland will see their pay rise by an average of 3%. This is equal to, on average, €1,300 additional wages for every employee a year.
The increase came into effect on March 1.
Since 2022, Lidl said it has invested more than €47m in pay rises for its Irish workers, with employees benefitting from a 23.5% cumulative increase, or an average €8,000 in additional take home pay during the height of the cost-of-living crisis.
Lidl was the first major nationwide employer to commit to paying the Living Wage in 2015 and Lidl Ireland has for the last decade maintained or exceeded the Living Wage rate of pay.
It said that with this latest pay increase, Lidl Ireland has moved its minimum wage for employees to €15.10 and top rate wage for staff to €17.40 - exceeding the recommended €14.75 Living Wage rate for 2025.
Maeve McCleane, Chief People Officer at Lidl Ireland & Northern Ireland, said the company was proud to reward the hard work and dedication of its employees with further pay rises in 2025, bringing its total investment in pay increases since 2022 to €47m.
"Although inflation has eased somewhat over the past 12 months, we understand the pressures that so many still face with the cost of living, and we are committed to continuing to invest in our people," she said.
"We will not compromise in providing colleagues with best-in-class support, not just in pay, but also through a wide array of benefits and initiatives which every Lidl employee is entitled to," she added.
