Lidl will raise the starting wage for all of its hourly employees in the Philadelphia area to $15 an hour, starting April 5, reports Grocery Dive. This will boost pay for more than 150 workers in the region, where Lidl has seven stores.
“We've gone through a very thorough and detailed look at all of our markets to do a detailed assessment of the cost of living, making sure that we can provide our members with a leading wage,” said Will Harwood, a Lidl spokesperson. “We're really making sure that we can provide a very highly attractive and leading compensation and benefits package.”
This comes just after the U.S. Senate voted against increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Full Story
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