Aldi pays a 16 year pld £8.50ph a dont think so .Sir you are talking crap.Asda pays just above minimum wage for shelf stackers and warehouse staff get 5p per hour more than shelf stackers.So why would aldi pay be so much better than anyone else.
Store Assistant
•£8.15 rising to £9.75 per hour (regional variances may apply)
•Contracted hours are usually around 25 hours per week, but can vary from 15 - 25 hours per week
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)
You’re a bundle of enthusiasm and positivity. Someone who absolutely loves rolling their sleeves up to keep the store running as efficiently as possible. A naturally friendly colleague who loves smiling at customers to make their day. A queue of customers at the till? You’ll jump on a different till and halve their waiting time. A pallet of bananas waiting in the stockroom? You’ll put them out in the store, rather than wait for someone else to do it. You’re thoughtful, flexible and full of initiative.
Additional benefits for the Store Assistant role are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement*
•Company sick pay scheme*
•Maternity and Paternity pay*
•Long service rewards*
•Additional hours available*
•Overtime rate available (hours over 40 hours per week)
•Night premium rate available*
•Double pay for any hours worked on Bank Holidays*
*Conditions apply
Stock Assistant
•£7.25 rising to £7.40 per hour (regional variances may apply
•Contracted hours are usually around 25 hours per week, but can vary from 15 - 25 hours per week
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)
You’ll be a real grafter; someone who takes pride in what they do. Time will fly by as you work hard to keep stock losses to a minimum, help out with inventory counting, check off deliveries and ensure the shelves are fully stocked with attractive, well presented products. And, of course, you’ll provide excellent customer service at all times by attending to customer needs in a quick and friendly way.
Additional benefits for the Stock Assistant position are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement*
•Maternity and Paternity pay*
•Long service rewards*
•Night premium rate available*
•Double pay for any hours worked on Bank Holidays*
*Conditions apply
Drivers
•£10.44 rising to £11.55 per hour (days), £12.32 rising to £13.63 per hour (nights)*
•Five-day/40-hour week, will include weekends
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)
With a love of the open road and the wind in your hair… okay, you’re driving a lorry, let’s not get too romantic. (Although our Drivers are a bit in love with our top-of-the-range Michelintyres). Your job is to ensure that our products reach our stores in premium condition.
This is about attitude and initiative. First and foremost, you’re a team player who appreciates how we all need to work together to keep things running smoothly. You’re also a problem-solver: someone who can keep their cool and find solutions even under pressure. Crucially, you’ll need a full, valid, clean Class 1 HGV licence. There may be opportunities to help you achieve this licence if you already have a Class 2 licence.
Additional benefits for the Driver position are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement**
•Company sick pay scheme**
•Maternity and Paternity pay**
•Long service rewards**
•Night premium rate available**
*Minimum salaries shown, regional variances apply. **Conditions apply
can the mods not just lock any driver shortage thread until there actually is one rather than 5 pages of the same old a shelf stacker gets more boring repetitive drivel and the likes?
Fincham:
Store Assistant
•£8.15 rising to £9.75 per hour (regional variances may apply)
•Contracted hours are usually around 25 hours per week, but can vary from 15 - 25 hours per week
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)You’re a bundle of enthusiasm and positivity. Someone who absolutely loves rolling their sleeves up to keep the store running as efficiently as possible. A naturally friendly colleague who loves smiling at customers to make their day. A queue of customers at the till? You’ll jump on a different till and halve their waiting time. A pallet of bananas waiting in the stockroom? You’ll put them out in the store, rather than wait for someone else to do it. You’re thoughtful, flexible and full of initiative.
Additional benefits for the Store Assistant role are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement*
•Company sick pay scheme*
•Maternity and Paternity pay*
•Long service rewards*
•Additional hours available*
•Overtime rate available (hours over 40 hours per week)
•Night premium rate available*
•Double pay for any hours worked on Bank Holidays**Conditions apply
Stock Assistant
•£7.25 rising to £7.40 per hour (regional variances may apply
•Contracted hours are usually around 25 hours per week, but can vary from 15 - 25 hours per week
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)You’ll be a real grafter; someone who takes pride in what they do. Time will fly by as you work hard to keep stock losses to a minimum, help out with inventory counting, check off deliveries and ensure the shelves are fully stocked with attractive, well presented products. And, of course, you’ll provide excellent customer service at all times by attending to customer needs in a quick and friendly way.
Additional benefits for the Stock Assistant position are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement*
•Maternity and Paternity pay*
•Long service rewards*
•Night premium rate available*
•Double pay for any hours worked on Bank Holidays**Conditions apply
Drivers
•£10.44 rising to £11.55 per hour (days), £12.32 rising to £13.63 per hour (nights)*
•Five-day/40-hour week, will include weekends
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)With a love of the open road and the wind in your hair… okay, you’re driving a lorry, let’s not get too romantic. (Although our Drivers are a bit in love with our top-of-the-range Michelintyres). Your job is to ensure that our products reach our stores in premium condition.
This is about attitude and initiative. First and foremost, you’re a team player who appreciates how we all need to work together to keep things running smoothly. You’re also a problem-solver: someone who can keep their cool and find solutions even under pressure. Crucially, you’ll need a full, valid, clean Class 1 HGV licence. There may be opportunities to help you achieve this licence if you already have a Class 2 licence.
Additional benefits for the Driver position are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement**
•Company sick pay scheme**
•Maternity and Paternity pay**
•Long service rewards**
•Night premium rate available***Minimum salaries shown, regional variances apply. **Conditions apply
You’re comparing what Aldi’s shop workers get paid, to what their own RDC HGV driver’s get.
The comparison should be between Aldi shop workers (General Assistant’s) and general haulage HGV driver’s and alike.
V40LLY:
Fincham:
Store Assistant
•£8.15 rising to £9.75 per hour (regional variances may apply)
•Contracted hours are usually around 25 hours per week, but can vary from 15 - 25 hours per week
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)You’re a bundle of enthusiasm and positivity. Someone who absolutely loves rolling their sleeves up to keep the store running as efficiently as possible. A naturally friendly colleague who loves smiling at customers to make their day. A queue of customers at the till? You’ll jump on a different till and halve their waiting time. A pallet of bananas waiting in the stockroom? You’ll put them out in the store, rather than wait for someone else to do it. You’re thoughtful, flexible and full of initiative.
Additional benefits for the Store Assistant role are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement*
•Company sick pay scheme*
•Maternity and Paternity pay*
•Long service rewards*
•Additional hours available*
•Overtime rate available (hours over 40 hours per week)
•Night premium rate available*
•Double pay for any hours worked on Bank Holidays**Conditions apply
Stock Assistant
•£7.25 rising to £7.40 per hour (regional variances may apply
•Contracted hours are usually around 25 hours per week, but can vary from 15 - 25 hours per week
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)You’ll be a real grafter; someone who takes pride in what they do. Time will fly by as you work hard to keep stock losses to a minimum, help out with inventory counting, check off deliveries and ensure the shelves are fully stocked with attractive, well presented products. And, of course, you’ll provide excellent customer service at all times by attending to customer needs in a quick and friendly way.
Additional benefits for the Stock Assistant position are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement*
•Maternity and Paternity pay*
•Long service rewards*
•Night premium rate available*
•Double pay for any hours worked on Bank Holidays**Conditions apply
Drivers
•£10.44 rising to £11.55 per hour (days), £12.32 rising to £13.63 per hour (nights)*
•Five-day/40-hour week, will include weekends
•28 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)With a love of the open road and the wind in your hair… okay, you’re driving a lorry, let’s not get too romantic. (Although our Drivers are a bit in love with our top-of-the-range Michelintyres). Your job is to ensure that our products reach our stores in premium condition.
This is about attitude and initiative. First and foremost, you’re a team player who appreciates how we all need to work together to keep things running smoothly. You’re also a problem-solver: someone who can keep their cool and find solutions even under pressure. Crucially, you’ll need a full, valid, clean Class 1 HGV licence. There may be opportunities to help you achieve this licence if you already have a Class 2 licence.
Additional benefits for the Driver position are:
•Full training provided
•Pension from commencement**
•Company sick pay scheme**
•Maternity and Paternity pay**
•Long service rewards**
•Night premium rate available***Minimum salaries shown, regional variances apply. **Conditions apply
You’re comparing what Aldi’s shop workers get paid, to what their own RDC HGV driver’s get.
The comparison should be between Aldi shop workers (General Assistant’s) and general haulage HGV driver’s and alike.
I’ve made no comparisons, I’ve simply downloaded the information from Aldi’s website. As I don’t know what individual drivers earn I am not in a position to make such comparisons.
war1974:
can the mods not just lock any driver shortage thread until there actually is one rather than 5 pages of the same old a shelf stacker gets more boring repetitive drivel and the likes?
You don’t have to read threads that don’t interest you, that’s what forums are about, different people’s views on different subjects.
If the mods. start picking and choosing what we can read and write then the whole object of the forums fails.
Fincham:
war1974:
can the mods not just lock any driver shortage thread until there actually is one rather than 5 pages of the same old a shelf stacker gets more boring repetitive drivel and the likes?You don’t have to read threads that don’t interest you, that’s what forums are about, different people’s views on different subjects.
If the mods. start picking and choosing what we can read and write then the whole object of the forums fails.
yes that’s fine but when the same boring repetitive posts come up every week and the same boring answers and arguments come up then it doesn’t half make for a boring forum, and yes I do realise the irony of this being a boring answer too.
I must say, in my opinion; there is NO shortage of driver’s.
Anyone who thinks there is, is living in a parallel universe.
war1974:
Fincham:
war1974:
can the mods not just lock any driver shortage thread until there actually is one rather than 5 pages of the same old a shelf stacker gets more boring repetitive drivel and the likes?You don’t have to read threads that don’t interest you, that’s what forums are about, different people’s views on different subjects.
If the mods. start picking and choosing what we can read and write then the whole object of the forums fails.
yes that’s fine but when the same boring repetitive posts come up every week and the same boring answers and arguments come up then it doesn’t half make for a boring forum, and yes I do realise the irony of this being a boring answer too.
Basically it’s just like the job, same old thing week after week.
Fincham:
war1974:
Fincham:
war1974:
can the mods not just lock any driver shortage thread until there actually is one rather than 5 pages of the same old a shelf stacker gets more boring repetitive drivel and the likes?You don’t have to read threads that don’t interest you, that’s what forums are about, different people’s views on different subjects.
If the mods. start picking and choosing what we can read and write then the whole object of the forums fails.
yes that’s fine but when the same boring repetitive posts come up every week and the same boring answers and arguments come up then it doesn’t half make for a boring forum, and yes I do realise the irony of this being a boring answer too.
Basically it’s just like the job, same old thing week after week.
■■■■ I wish that hadn’t made me laugh
Colin_scottish:
Aldi pays a 16 year pld £8.50ph a dont think so .Sir you are talking crap.Asda pays just above minimum wage for shelf stackers and warehouse staff get 5p per hour more than shelf stackers.So why would aldi pay be so much better than anyone else.
Nope I’m not. I have a family member who did it. Don’t get me wrong it’s hard work and the average fat 50+ trucker probably would be able to handle it.
My point is though. Aldi pay well so don’t end up griping about a shelf stacker shortage.
Haulage co.s paying £7.62 for CE drivers end up in local rags begging the government to introduce training schemes for "a national driver shortage " whilst their owner’s swan around in range rovers living in 5 bed mantions.
Fancied a change of work so called to three agencys on Monday on my day off, went through all the usual and still not one of them has called yet ,(This is in west / North London)
Also emailed my cv off to five different agencys and two companys.
42yrs old clean licence , 20 years detailed experience with references,
so obviously there is no shortages,
The only vacancies i know of is multi drop around london centre which def is not for me 
or Council work ,
I know i can be choosy but when no phone calls i dont really have much to choose from
Basically it’s just like the job, same old thing week after week.
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■■■■ I wish that hadn’t made me laugh
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It wouldn’t be the same if people started writing posts about other subjects, we would be totally lost and unable to respond. Better the posts you know, that’s what I say.
Ahhhh,…
They mean a Driver under 6’6" is short 
nedflanders:
Fancied a change of work so called to three agencys on Monday on my day off, went through all the usual and still not one of them has called yet ,(This is in west / North London)
Also emailed my cv off to five different agencys and two companys.
42yrs old clean licence , 20 years detailed experience with references,
so obviously there is no shortages,
There’s no easy way to tell you this, but Homer Simpson has stuck the knife in for you with those agencies… DOH!!! 
@ liberty
V40LLY:
I must say, in my opinion; there is NO shortage of driver’s.Anyone who thinks there is, is living in a parallel universe.
+1
It must be to do with the area that you live in.
There are [zb] loads of jobs around here ( North West area ).
eagerbeaver:
It must be to do with the area that you live in.There are [zb] loads of jobs around here ( North West area ).
Manchester?
How many lorries do I follow advertising driving vacancies with said company, how many company Facebook pages do I see where they are advertising driving jobs, how many company web sites are directly advertising driving jobs, how many roadside signs do I see advertising for drivers (direct with the company - not agencies). How many articles do I see where hauliers are having to invest of training people to meet the driver shortages that some seem to think doesn’t exist?
If there is no driver shortage, perhaps an educated steering wheel jockey would like to explain why established companies are going to these extraordinary lengths to get people on board. Remember we are not talking agency here. 