… Samsung wants to focus bonuses on memory employees – the 27,000 strong workforce can receive bonuses that are at least six times higher than those that employees in the LSI and foundry business will receive. …
… Samsung was facing the biggest worker strike in its history after employees in Device Solutions memory, chipsets and fabs became unhappy with the size of bonuses they were receiving compared to their peers at rival SK Hynix. …
… The union had sought bonuses equivalent to 15% of Samsung's operating profits, the removal of bonus payout caps, as well as a formalized bonus structure. …