Ikea has announced that its entire global workforce will receive an extraordinary pay next January as compensation for having passed “the most demanding stage for business and people”, and for start 2022 with “optimism” facing “future challenges”, after a “difficult” year and a half.
As explained by the multinational in a statement, a equitable distribution among employees depending only on their type of workday, but in any case in the same proportion and amount regardless of the position or level of responsibility they occupy.
The total figure that the Ingka Group will distribute among all its workers will amount to 110 million euros, of which 4.1 million will be distributed in Spain.
After a year and a half classified as “difficult” by the company, Ikea wants to thank its employees for their work this time, and also convey the “optimism” and “confidence” with those who face the “future challenges” for the new year.
The company has also pointed out that this gesture was born from Ikea’s purpose for “caring” of the people, among whom its workforce is “key”, also within its sustainable commitments to have a positive impact on its environment.
Ikea reported a growth of 16.2%
With its more than 9,100 employees in Spain, Ikea reported a 16.2% growth in its last year, reaching a turnover of 1,682 million euros and records such as a 90% increase in its online channel, where it sold 356 million euros, already representing 22.7% of the total turnover.
All this has earned him to enter the world podium within the Ingka Group as the third country that has grown the most this year, only behind the United States and Russia.