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Budget discounter Aldi is to reward all staff with a 10% bonus as they continue to work around the clock to maintain the nation's access to food.

The grocer said the pay boost is to recognise that employees have been "working tirelessly throughout this extremely busy time" as coronavirus continues to spread through large parts of the country.

Aldi said the extra money will be backdated to March 9, 2020 and will be paid to both store and distribution staff.

The move comes after Britain's biggest grocer, Tesco, announced plans to give all of its workers a 10% boost following their "incredible effort" in stores.

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Britain's supermarkets have been under immense pressure in recent weeks, after a Government warning in early March sent the nation into panic-buying overdrive.

And while manufacturers have doubled the production of essential items such as toilet roll and tinned vegetables, stockpilers have left entire shelves empty - with many supermarkets raided before midday.

Online shows similar scenes, with shoppers now having to wait up to four weeks for their orders - while Ocado and Sainsbury's have, on occasions, said they are no longer welcoming new customers due to extreme demand.

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It comes after a Boris Johnson warning on Monday urged the public to "stay at home" and order their essentials online instead.

In reaction, supermarkets have now imposed rationing limits, with Aldi capping sales to just four per person on all items.

Back in February, thousands of Aldi workers saw their wages boosted as the discounter unveiled a number of pay rises for staff.

All store colleagues now earn a minimum hourly rate of £9.40 nationally and £10.90 inside the M25.

They previously earned a minimum of £9.10 and £10.55 per hour respectively.

The national rate rises to £10.41 an hour for colleagues with three-years' service, while colleagues in London with two years' service now earn £11.15 an hour.

Aldi's new rates exceed the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended real living wage rates of £9.30 an hour nationally and £10.75 an hour inside the M25.

Workers will also continue to be paid for breaks taken during their shift - a move that has been stripped from a number of supermarkets in recent years.

You can find out how much the minimum wage is rising for all workers next month, here.