- Samsung Electronics employees plan a 16-year bonus payment in Suwon after a bonus deal for chip workers.
- According to Yonhap News Agency, the protests involve about 2,000 or 3,000 people.
- According to the materials, the bonus is a lump-sum payment that will be paid in 2026, and it is expected to be 6 million won for each worker, while the bonus for professional workers may reach 600 million won. The company also said that professional workers, who are expected to receive the bonus, will be paid a total of 28,000 shares.
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Samsung Electronics employees who build smartphones, televisions, and other appliances plan a 16-year bonus payment for chip workers in Suwon. According to the company’s statement, the bonus is intended to be paid to employees for their work in the chip division.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the bonus includes either 2,000 or 3,000 employees. As the article notes, it is expected to be paid to those who protested against the company’s wage deal.
In the materials, it is stated that chip division employees will receive a bonus of 6 million won each in 2026 as part of a share buyback program (treasury shares), which allows the company to pay up to 600 million won. The company also said that the professional workers, who are expected to receive the bonus, are those who hold shares in the company, and that they will receive about 28,000 shares.
It is also noted that employees who were not involved in the protests will not receive the bonus. The materials also say that Samsung plans to distribute the bonus based on the number of years worked, and that it will be paid to employees who worked in the chip division for 18 years or more.