Tesco and Aldi hike driver pay as shortages hammer grocers
By Luke Tugby2021-08-02T05:59:00
Tesco and Aldi have hiked the wages they pay to lorry drivers in a bid to overcome the HGV driver shortage and keep shelves stocked.
Britain’s biggest grocer is offering drivers a £1,000 signing-on bonus if they can start working before the end of September. Tesco’s Booker wholesale arm has given drivers at its Hemel Hempstead depot a temporary £5-an-hour pay rise, according to the Unite union.