Lidl To Create 23 New Jobs In Kerry As Workers Share €44,500 COVID Bonus

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LIDL has announced it is to create 23 new jobs in Kerry, while their current workers are to receive a COVID employee bonus of €44,500 between them.

Recently awarded Best COVID-19 Response by a Retailer at the Irish Quality Food Awards, the retailer’s frontline workers dedication has not gone unnoticed and Lidl has now also committed to a €2 million investment in a COVID Employee Bonus for all employees on the island of Ireland, with €44,500 allocated to their Kerry-based workers, employed as of December 31, 2020.

This bonus is the third COVID bonus offered by the retailer to recognise the efforts of their essential workers during the pandemic.

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Lidl has also announced it is to recruit more than 23 new employees to its Kerry-based operations this year in a variety of operational roles across its seven stores in the county, which forms part of an overall commitment of 1,200 new roles in Ireland this year.

The roles are being created to support Lidl’s growing customer base in the county, and will include a market leading benefits package, award-winning learning, development and progression opportunities within in the business.

Commenting on the announcement, Maeve McCleane, Director of Human Resources for Lidl Ireland said: “Since the onset of the pandemic our teams have demonstrated incredible agility, selflessness and dedication in serving our local communities, ensuring that our customers across the county had access to the food and supplies they needed. I am pleased to confirm this significant investment in the form of a third bonus to recognise their phenomenal contribution as frontline workers during an exceptionally challenging time.”