Aldi, Morrisons and Lidl adopt new £13 rule affecting thousands of people

Aldi, Morrisons and Lidl adopt new £13 rule affecting thousands of peopleThe new rule adopted across major UK supermarkets sees staff get paid according to the Real Living Wage Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Olivia Beeson 03:36, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Updated: 03:40, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Aldi are one of the major UK supermarkets adopting the new rule (Image: Getty)Aldi, Morrisons and Lidl are among UK supermarkets who have adopted a new '£13 rule'. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The 'rule' sees supermarket employees across the UK have their pay boosted to £13, determined by the Real Living Wage [RLW], rather than the National Living Wage [NLW] which is £12.71 for workers aged 21 and over. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyThe current RLW, determined by the Living Wage Foundation Charity, stands at £13.45 per hour.Supermarkets have increased their workers pay so it is closer to the NLW.Aldi was one of the first supermarkets to make this change with shop assistants' £12.75 hourly rate being increased to £13 in September last year. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENTIn London, workers saw their pay increase from £14.05...