Ikea to raise US minimum hourly wage to retain workforce
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IKEA Group, the world's largest furniture retailer, will raise the hourly minimum wage it pays workers in the US by 10 per cent to US$11.87, seeking to keep employees from moving to other merchants that have boosted pay recently.
The increase, which takes effect on Jan 1, follows a 17 per cent boost to US$10.76 an hour this year. The 2016 raise will affect 32 per cent of Ikea's hourly retail staff, along with some workers in distribution, the company said on Wednesday.
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