Ikea employees get a billion in christmas gift – Västerbottens Folkblad

Umeå. Ingvar Kamprad gives his Ikea employees a generous christmas gift. More than a billion sheep all employees share in the year.

"the Employees are our most important resource and when they grow, Ikea," writes Ikea in a press release as justification for the group now thank their employees with a larger pension liability. This by in the loyalty program Thank you! this year allocate an additional € 108 million to employees ‘pension, more than a billion

” Our employees are incredibly important to us. Thank you! is a way to thank our employees for their loyalty, and it feels great that we can share our success together with everyone, ” says Karin Bergman, the HR manager for the Ikea group in Sweden.

Worked in five years

the Loyalty program means that everyone who works full-time within the Ikea group gets the same amount regardless of unit, position or salary level. Deltidsmedarbetare get a sum that stands in relation to the number of hours worked. All employees who have worked for five year or more are eligible. This year’s payout is closer to 14 700 Swedish kronor to each of the employees who qualify.

– We want to be a great workplace where people thrive, develop and want to stay. We know that our employees in the first place want to work with us because we are a values-based company where development is the focus. We want our employees to grow and develop together with us, and Thank you! is just a way to encourage loyalty, ” continues Karin Bergman.

In all Ikea countries

Then Thank you! introduced three years ago has a total of 413 million euros allocated to the loyalty program. The money is divided between all Ikea group countries, based on each country’s share of the total wage bill. A prerequisite for a provision to the program is that the Ikea group achieves its goals.