Every SK hynix employee could receive $477,000 bonuses this year, almost $900,000 next year — 35,000 workers reportedly set to benefit from share of $169 billion projected operating profit
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SK hynix set a new bonus standard. It could jeopardize competitiveness across sectors.
Published: 13 May. 2026, 11:27Updated: 13 May. 2026,https://www.reuters.com/business/wo...-resume-talks-strike-threat-looms-2026-05-14/
SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab on Thursday proposed that its South Korean labour union resume pay talks after government-mediated negotiations fell apart, a union leader said, citing a letter from the company.
South Korea's Labour Commission also called on the two sides to hold another round of government-mediated talks on Saturday in a bid to avert a threatened lengthy strike.
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"There is no reason to continue the dialogue without institutionalisation and transparency," union representative Choi Seung-ho said in response to the letter, referring to the union's demand for an overhaul of Samsung's bonus scheme.