The rise of just under €92,000 will bring the annual salary of chief executive Paddy Hayes to €410,000

Independent auditors confirmed that 86.7 per cent of members’ ballots returned voted in favour of accepting the agreement.

So far in 2026, pay for Aldi employees has increased by more than 3 per cent.

The Housing Agency argued that their new chief executive, Martin Whelan, should start at €184,852 per year, the fourth and final point on the agreed salary scale.