While companies have struggled to recruit in recent months in the United States, Aldi has decided to do everything not to encounter this problem. As Business Insider has spotted, the German supermarket chain has decided to raise the salaries of its American employees. People working in stores will earn $ 15 an hour (about 12.80 euros), those in warehouses will increase to 19 dollars (16.22 euros), according to the press release issued by Aldi, which counts nearly 2,100 stores and 25 warehouses across the United States.
As a reminder, the minimum wage in the United States is 7.25 dollars an hour (about 6.19 euros), even if President Joe Biden aims to double it, explains Le Monde. “We know the importance of investing in our people,” said Dave Rinaldo, co-president of Aldi US, in the statement. “Employees come to Aldi for a competitive salary and the opportunity to work for a brand growing nation. They stay for the career potential and the satisfaction they feel knowing that their work is making a difference in the communities they serve. “
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20,000 new employees wanted
Other companies, facing difficulties in recruiting in their sector, have also announced wage increases, like Chipotle, Walmart or Costco. According to the Washington Post, employees of restaurants and supermarkets earn on average more than 15 dollars an hour, a first in American history. It remains to be seen whether this announcement will allow Aldi to succeed in recruiting en masse. The German channel has announced that it wants to hire 20,000 new people in the United States to “support its continued growth across the country and prepare for the busy holiday season”. A national recruitment week will be organized next September in this sense, to fill vacant positions in the company’s stores and warehouses.
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