'Wellbeing is a top priority' | Jobs and pay are 'secure' despite threat of ban, TikTok tells US staff

TikTok has reassured its 7,000 US-based employees that their jobs, pay, and benefits are secure despite growing uncertainty over the app's future in the country.

With a key legal deadline approaching, the company’s leadership explained in an internal memo that employee wellbeing remains a priority, even as external pressures mount.

The January 19th deadline could see TikTok either forced to sell its US operations or face a nationwide ban, stemming from a law passed in April targeting the app over security concerns.

While the potential ban would primarily affect user access and functionality, TikTok’s memo underscored that it would not disrupt the employment status of its US workforce. Offices will remain operational, and employees’ compensation and benefits will be unaffected, the memo assured.