The food discounter Aldi has raised wages and salaries in Switzerland.
The adjustment is moderate, but the minimum wage is well above the tariff in Germany.
Zurich - At the
Aldi
discounter
in
Switzerland,
wages will be at least 4440 francs (around 4065 euros).
The company, which belongs to
Aldi
Süd
, announced this on Thursday.
The jump isn't huge: it's 1.2 percent compared to the previous year.
In some places there is also a higher minimum wage, up to CHF 4,648 for a 42-hour week.
13 salaries are paid per year.
The minimum wage is significantly higher than at
Aldi
in Germany, but the cost of living in Switzerland is also considerably higher.
Among other things, employees without a subsidy from their employer have to pay for their health insurance contributions.
With these salaries,
Aldi
is ahead of the competition in Switzerland, such as
Migros
and
Coop
, where the starting salary is around CHF 4,000.
Aldi competitor
Lidl
has also been on the Swiss market since 2009.
He pays unskilled employees according to his own statements, 4,100 francs.
Lidl has more than 140 branches.
Aldi
has been in Switzerland since 2005 and has more than 200 branches.
In Germany, the company has just opened its largest store to date in the world at its headquarters in Mülheim.
(
dpa
)