The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 January 2019
Employment effect (start)
22 January 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
Aldi is to create 500 new jobs in Ireland in 2019. The retailer plans to open seven new stores, adding to the 137 existing stores in the country. The new jobs are for area managers, store managers, and store assistants. Aldi employs around 3,500 people in Ireland and is one of the leading proponents of the Living Wage, currently €11.90 per hour, in what is typically a low wage sector. Aldi employees can earn up €14 per hour.
Previous restructuring took place in 2016, when 400 jobs were created.
Eurofound (2019), Aldi, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 96506, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96506.
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