… It seems that the two sides have finally settled on the 13% bonus allocation, and the only question remaining is whether management will agree to a guaranteed annual bonus. Samsung is facing the threat of a massive strike if the two parties fail to come to an agreement. …
… The chip division would also receive 40% of the total bonus pool, on top of the aforementioned special bonus. 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. …
… This is partly because Samsung has a cap on bonus payouts that limits them to 50% of an employee’s annual salary. This is one of the demands that Samsung’s union has made – it wants the company to abolish this cap. Also, Samsung should allocate 15% of its annual operating profit to bonuses. …
… The negotiations are further strained by fractures within Samsung's own workforce, with about 80% of the Super Enterprise Union's Samsung branch coming from the Device Solutions semiconductor division, per Digitimes , and its bargaining priorities reflect that, with the union focusing its negotiati… …
… The union is disputing issues involving bonus pay, which it sees as insufficient compared to Samsung's corporate memory rival SK Hynix, who's passing on its AI-fueled profits to employees. …
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