Aldi

earthstorm

2e0arr wrote: »

The Living Wage just released is £7.65 per hour.

But you don't understand the Living Wage means nothing as its not a legal requirement like the National Minimum Wage.

The Living Wage is a Voluntary Scheme run by the Living Wage Foundation An initiative of Citizens UK which has no affilation with the Government.
Employers have to sign up to the scheme, but nothing to say an Employer has too.

http://www.livingwage.org.uk/what-living-wage
http://www.citizensuk.org/

Citizens UK is a powerful alliance of local Community Organising groups in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Milton Keynes and Nottingham . We bring together churches, mosques and synagogues; schools, colleges and universities; unions, think-tanks and housing associations; GP surgeries, charities and migrant groups to work together for the common good.

Also for an Employer to get Living Wage accreditation it will cost Employers

http://www.livingwage.org.uk/how-become-living-wage-employer

What happens next?

We will send you a welcome pack that includes a mug, tote bag, badge and pen.
We will email you the Living Wage Employer Mark.
We will send you details of how to order your Living Wage Employer plaque.
We will send you an invoice for your accreditation.
We will keep you up to date with all the latest news on the Living Wage through our quarterly employers’ newsletter.
The new rates are announced each year in November. Employers have 6 months to implement the rise.

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earthstorm wrote: »

They have regional sectors/areas which have regional managers/teams run out of their HQ

Yes I am aware that. What I mean is they don't have 3 or 4 head offices around the country all doing the same thing unlike Aldi.

2e0arr

Grade_A_Reject wrote: »

Exactly.

Is anyone daft enough to think the likes of the big four supermarkets don't load the merchant fees onto the prices of the goods they sell? Not incurring merchant fees surely allows Aldi to keep their prices lower.

If they increased their prices by 3% to cover merchant fees but you then get 1% cashback for paying with a cashback credit does that really make you better off?

Aldi do pay merchant fees for their customers who use Credit Cards in Scotland , parts of South Wales , and Berwick Upon Tweed.in England

2e0arr

Deleted_User wrote: »

Yes I am aware that. What I mean is they don't have 3 or 4 head offices around the country all doing the same thing unlike Aldi.

Aldi have 7 Regional Offices.

I was told there is a director at the Swindon branch so I must assume the other 6 branches have a director too.

2e0arr

I didn't say I did understand it i just simply typed that it had been released.
Are you an employer ?

earthstorm wrote: »

But you don't understand the Living Wage means nothing as its not a legal requirement like the National Minimum Wage.

The Living Wage is a Voluntary Scheme run by the Living Wage Foundation An initiative of Citizens UK which has no affilation with the Government.
Employers have to sign up to the scheme, but nothing to say an Employer has too.

http://www.livingwage.org.uk/what-living-wage
http://www.citizensuk.org/


Also for an Employer to get Living Wage accreditation it will cost Employers

http://www.livingwage.org.uk/how-become-living-wage-employer

earthstorm

2e0arr wrote: »

Are you an employer ?

Yes, but why should i pay a charity just so they can tell me i MUST pay employees a Min. £7.65 an hour. Personally this is just a SCAM

I will pay my employees what i think is a suitable wage as long its complies with the LAW and that it is at least the Minimum Wage.

2e0arr

earthstorm wrote: »

Yes, but why should i pay a PRIVATE company just so they can tell me i MUST pay employees a Min. £7.65 an hour. Personally this is just a SCAM

I will pay my employees what i think is a suitable wage as long its complies with the LAW and that it is at least the Minimum Wage.

You are too generous,,,,,,,,,,,,,which is more than can be said about Aldi with their geographical bias on accepting Credit Cards

DCFC79

2e0arr wrote: »

You are too generous,,,,,,,,,,,,,which is more than can be said about Aldi with their geographical bias on accepting Credit Cards

So, they dont accept credit cards, its not the end of the world is it. Im quite comfortable with the stores only accepting cash and debit cards and so are other customers who are in the queue in front of or behind me.

2e0arr

DCFC79 wrote: »

So, they dont accept credit cards, its not the end of the world is it. Im quite comfortable with the stores only accepting cash and debit cards and so are other customers who are in the queue in front of or behind me.

You point out something interesting, well organised supermarkets now have queue busting teams to take to the till when they get busy.

I was in an Aldi yesterday (Bulwell Nottingham) enquiring about my £30 gift voucher and noticed the queues getting longer and longer. At least 6 in each of the 4 active tills

2e0arr

2e0arr wrote: »

You point out something interesting, well organised supermarkets now have queue busting teams to take to the till when they get busy.

I was in an Aldi yesterday (Bulwell Nottingham) enquiring about my £30 gift voucher and noticed the queues getting longer and longer. At least 6 in each of the 4 active tills

It is more embarrassing to get a Credit card rejected in and Aldi when the queues of people watching you and waiting to be served are so long and then to discover there is inaccurate information about what cards they accept and also to discover no signs anywhere saying they don't accept Credit Cards!.