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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores 47.2 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores
330 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 October 2022
Employment effect (start)
17 October 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
Low cost supermarket retailer Aldi is to recruit 330 new permanent store assistant positions across its 153 store network in Ireland. The company is also recruiting for 120 fixed term contract positions.
Recruitment for the new positions has already begun.
Aldi currently employs 4,650 people in Ireland, with 600 new jobs created last year.
According to the company, new recruits will benefit from a competitive package including market leading pay, access to dedicated employee benefits and wellbeing supports, in addition to career progression opportunities.
Eurofound (2022), Aldi, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 107692, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107692.
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