The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Yorkshire and the Humber; South Yorkshire; Sheffield
Location of affected unit(s)
Sheffield
Sector
Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of other household equipment 47.55 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Furniture retailer IKEA has announced that it is to create 100 further jobs at is new site in Sheffield. The store is expected to open by the end of Summer 2017 and the company had already announced that it would create 380 jobs. A spokesperson for the retailer commented that it was expected that the majority of these jobs would go to local people. The store has hosted open days and has received substantial interest in the new positions, something which it attributes to paying a living wage of GBP 8.45 (€9.95) per hour and the promise of permanent contracts.
Sources
30 January 2017: The Star
Citation
Eurofound (2017), IKEA, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 90193, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90193.
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