ALDI to provide face masks for staff
Aldi announced today (Wednesday, April 29) that they will be providing the option of face masks to all its store-based colleagues.
The move is in addition to the previously announced provision of gloves and clear screens which are being installed at more than 7,000 checkouts.
Colleagues can also now access the Government’s Covid-19 testing programme for critical workers.
The supermarket giant has also introduced a voucher scheme to make it easier for volunteers to buy food on behalf of the vulnerable and those self-isolating.
The vouchers are available to buy on a new Aldi voucher website vouchers.aldi.co.uk.
"Once purchased, they can be posted to any address in the UK" said a spokersperson, "so they can be given to volunteers, friends or family members to shop on behalf of vulnerable people."
The vouchers are available in denominations of £5.00 and £10.00 with no additional costs to customers for postage.
The store has agreed to buy additional volumes of British beef to support farmers faced with surplus product due to closures of restaurants and catering businesses.