Catching up to its U.S. counterpart, Ikea is raising wages for workers in its U.K. stores. Starting in April of 2016, wages will be raised to the equivalent of $12.22 for British workers, affecting more than 50 percent of the company's 9,000 employees working in the U.K. Last month, Ikea raised the minimum wage for U.S. employees to $11.87 starting in January of 2016, which is $4.62 above federal minimum wage. Story