Aldi is looking to hire thousands of new staff across the UK in 2024, as its expansion plans continue to “grow at speed”.
The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket chain had already hinted at its ambitious vision for this year when it opened applications for hundreds of new apprentices back in January – but now, as its UK-wide expansion plans continue to “grow at speed”, the retailer has announced that it will be creating thousands of new roles before 2024 is out.
5,500 new roles will be available to apply for across a wide of range of sectors within the company.
Forming a crucial part of Aldi’s nationwide expansion, store assistants, managers, and cleaners based within the hundreds of new stores set to open this year are just some of the new roles that are expected to be recruited for.
Aldi is looking to hire 5,500 new staff across the UK in 2024 / Credit: Aldi
On top of this, the supermarket has also revealed it’s recruiting across its 11 regional distribution centres across the UK, and within the head office too – which is merely months after dozens of new roles were opened up at its Greater Manchester distribution centre.
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Store and warehouse assistants at Aldi receive a starting salary of £12, which rises to £12.95 nationally, and it’s also the only UK supermarket to offer its staff ‘paid breaks’ too.
For the average store colleague, this is said to be worth more than an additional £900 a year.
Aldi recently committed to opening 500 more stores across the UK too.
The company’s CEO says it will be investing more than £1.4 billion throughout 2024 as it works towards this long-term target.
“Our colleagues work incredibly hard and are without a doubt a huge part of our success at Aldi,” commented Aldi UK’s CEO, Giles Hurley, as the recruitment drive was announced last week.
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The supermarket retailer says its nationwide expansion plans are “growing at speed” / Credit: Aldi
“We continue to welcome more and more customers to Aldi stores every week, not just because of our unbeatable prices and British sourcing, but also our amazing colleagues, and we are looking forward to welcoming even more colleagues up and down the country during 2024 as we progress towards our goal of making affordable, quality food accessible to everyone.”
Fancy a new job in 2024 then? Or know of someone who might?
Those interested in applying for both current and future roles at Aldi can find out more and register their interest at www.aldirecruitment.co.uk
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A Manchester City fan has tragically passed away after a medical incident at the Manchester derby yesterday.
The club has confirmed that one of the club’s supporters died after collapsing during the match against Manchester United.
They wrote: “Manchester City are aware of the tragic news that one of our supporters passed away following a medical incident at yesterday’s match.
“The thoughts of everyone at the Club are with their family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.”
Man City and Manchester United faced off at the Etihad Stadium yesterday, with Man United eventually taking the win thanks to a 90th-minute goal by Amad Diallo.
An eyewitness told theManchester Evening News they saw the fan being administered CPR at around 4:10pm.
People have been leaving tributes to the Manchester City fan, who has not yet been named, online.
One person wrote: “RIP that city fan. No one should go to a football match and not come home again. RIP”
Another said: “An important reminder amongst all the squabbling over yesterday’s result is that the football isn’t everything. Thoughts are with his family, RIP blue.”
Someone else posted: “Rip blue. Thoughts are with your family and friends at this sad time.”
New ‘B Plates’ introduced so drivers can identify themselves as being bad at parking
Emily Sergeant
New ‘B Plates’ have been introduced so drivers who are bad at parking can identify themselves for all to see.
Consider yourself good at parking? Well, that’s bold of you to claim… because for a lot of us, we wouldn’t be so confident to say that, and it turns out we’re not alone either, as some new research has revealed that 48% of drivers think they could benefit from more training or assistance with their parking manoeuvres.
The new B plates – with the ‘B’ standing for ‘bad parking’ – are designed to be attached to a vehicle so you can apologise to other motorists for your lack of parking prowess.
On top of the 48% of bad parkers, the research by Scrap Car Comparison found that a further one in six (17%) say they have experienced stress or worry about having to park their car, while a third of drivers (30%) say they spend extra time searching for a parking bay with free spaces either side.
New ‘B Plates’ have been introduced so drivers can identify themselves as being bad at parking / Credit: Supplied
74% of new drivers aged between 17 and 24 say they could benefit from more guidance in lessons.
Overall, one in four motorists (23%) claim that they weren’t taught well enough when it came to parking maneuverers, according to the research.
It’s hoped that the new B Plate stickers will encourage drivers to ‘own’ their parking pitfalls, the company says, as well as seek the additional guidance required to gain more confidence behind the wheel.
48% of drivers think they could benefit from more training with their parking manoeuvres / Credit: Supplied
“Just like a P plate enables new drivers to ask for patience from other road users, our B plates will give people the chance to hold their hands up, say sorry and ask for forgiveness, if they know their parking leaves a lot to be desired,” explained David Kottaun, who is the Operations Manager at Scrap Car Comparison.
“We hope the plates also serve as encouragement for drivers to seek additional parking guidance to build up their confidence.”
Scrap Car Comparison are offering a limited number of B plate stickers to interested drivers for free if you fill out the ‘register interest’ on its website here, and then based on interest levels, they will be made more widely available in 2025.
Emily Sergeant -
26th February 2024 
