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Lidl is a supermarket chain. They have stores in the UK, USA and Europe.

lidl.co.uk

Do Lidl pay minimum wage?

Yes. Most people are paid above the minimum wage at Lidl.

Supermarkets who pay minimum wage include Aldi, Whole Foods Market and Sainsbury’s.

Here’s how Lidl pay different age groups.

Age group Lidl pay per hour
16-17 Not enough data yet
18-20 £11.00-12.30 per hour
21-22 £10.93-12.96 per hour
23 and over £11.40-19.63 per hour

Last updated 27 March 2024

What is the Real Living Wage?

The Real Living Wage is a voluntary rate employers can sign up to that is based on the real cost of living.

Location Real Living Wage
London £13.15
Rest of the UK £12.00

What is the legal minimum wage?

The minimum wage is the legal minimum you must be paid per hour.

Age group Legal minimum wage
23 or older £10.42
21-22 £10.18
18-20 £7.49
Under 18 £5.28
Apprentices £5.28

How we know this

Based on data from 143 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between September 2023 and March 2024.

100% of people say they are paid at or above the legal minimum wage.

Which supermarkets pay the best?

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What people are saying about pay at Lidl

  • Best thing

    Pay above minimum wage, three weeks of rotas up, good team bond most of the time

    Worst thing

    Very long hours, heavy workload, hard to leave on time, toxic management from some managers, some area managers and some office managers. RDC and area managers have no idea what it's like to do the job and set very unrealistic expectations. Bare minimum training, very hard to progress or learn a new skill in the store, expected to be available from 5am-11pm and during the night sometimes.

    3.4

    Lidl Customer assistant, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Pay

    Worst thing

    Long hours short breaks

    6.0

    Lidl Customer assistant, February 2024

  • Best thing

    The pay is quite good and the job itself it brainless just routine you don’t have to think

    Worst thing

    Never enough staff, horrid management, insensitive towards those who are ill. They make u feel guilty for phoning in and try to manipulate u to stay, they over work u to point where you are doing 60 hours on a 20 hour contract. They rely on customer assistance to train newbies instead of actual trainers. And allow shift managers to be disrespectful and rude to other staff. Customer service it hard with the public but when your own work team seems to be against you too, honestly makes me dread going in, were only human every single person cannot be expected to bump out 6-7 ft pallets with in 25 minutes its insane

    1.9

    Lidl Customer assistant, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Contracted pay when working less hours; decent holiday pay; rota given in advance; above minimum wage

    Worst thing

    Lack of understanding from some upper management as they haven't worked customer service; having too many tasks to do at the same time (working two or three roles at once); difficulty changing shifts on shorter notice as rota can be up to 4 weeks in advance; broken equipment doesn't get fixed making the job far more difficult; not enough staff on shift; very high expectations with little time to execute to the standard demanded; lack of training

    4.6

    Lidl Customer assistant, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Constantly on the move if you like physical work.
    Good rate of pay. Yearly reviews.

    Worst thing

    Stressful during crunch periods
    Company doesn’t employ enough staff
    Store doesn’t have security

    5.0

    Lidl Shift manager, January 2024

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