Are you an Ikea employee with a story to share? US : US employees are facing pay cuts as the latest stage of a long - planned restructuring effort takes effect . Staff and team leaders are among those to be notably hit by the — organization for growth — changes within stores and of roles , some losing as much as $ 30,000 a year , per Business Insider . Job descriptions have been altered and some positions eliminated entirely to facilitate proceedings . IKEA guaranteed pay protection until 2019 upon O4 G ’s launch in September 2017 , but its rollout has not been popular among staff , prompting an apology from the company ’s US president Lars Jensen .
US : US employees are facing pay cuts as the latest stage of a long - planned restructuring effort takes effect . Staff and team leaders are among those to be notably hit by the — organization for growth — changes within stores and of roles , some losing as much as $ 30,000 a year , per Business Insider . Job descriptions have been altered and some positions eliminated entirely to facilitate proceedings . IKEA guaranteed pay protection until 2019 upon O4 G ’s launch in September 2017 , but its rollout has not been popular among staff , prompting an apology from the company ’s US president Lars Jensen .