Aldi is hoping to hire more store staff in Wiltshire as the supermarket chain's pay rates are set to increase this week to above minimum wage.

Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket is looking to hire 55 people, with all levels of experience, to fill both part-time and full-time positions across the region.

This week store colleagues across the UK will see an increase in hourly pay rates, with the rates for store assistants set to rise from £12 to £12.40 per hour and increasing from £13.55 to £13.65 for those within the M25.

Kelly Stokes, HR director at Aldi UK, said: “The roll out of our latest pay increase cements our commitment to our colleagues that we will always be the best-paying retailer.

“Our colleagues play an integral part in our ever-increasing popularity, and this is another way for us to acknowledge the incredible work they do every day across the UK.”

The pay rise marks the second increase for Aldi store colleagues so far this year, meaning the company has invested £79 million into staff pay and they remain the only supermarket to provide paid breaks, which they say adds around £900 a year to the average store colleague’s pay cheque.