{"id":261557,"date":"2026-05-23T01:27:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/23\/samsung-pay-bonuses-even-in-loss-a-new-era-for-tech-compensation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:27:04","slug":"samsung-pay-bonuses-even-in-loss-a-new-era-for-tech-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/social\/2026\/05\/23\/samsung-pay-bonuses-even-in-loss-a-new-era-for-tech-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Pay Bonuses Even in Loss: A New Era for Tech Compensation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0083\/image-4416c993-d4b4-48b3-aaee-36dc69093d4f.jpeg\" alt=\"[123RF]\" class=\"img_LSize\"> [Herald Economy=Reporter Lee Tae-hyung] Samsung Electronics\u2019 labor and management reached a tentative agreement that effectively opens the door to paying performance bonuses even in loss-making units, heightening business-sector concerns that demands for bonuses equal to N% of operating profit could spread across the industry. At the same time, regional offices of the Ministry of Employment and Labor have recently been checking whether companies are negotiating performance bonuses with their unions, drawing attention to the rationale behind those inquiries.<\/p>\n<p> On the 22nd, government and industry sources said the ministry\u2019s regional offices have been surveying companies in their jurisdictions about whether they are discussing performance bonuses with in-house unions and about the status of collective bargaining.<\/p>\n<p> Regional offices routinely contact company representatives to track wage negotiation trends. But after Samsung\u2019s bonus talks, officials have expanded their inquiries to include recent levels of union bonus demands and the status of management\u2013labor consultations.<\/p>\n<p> A corporate official in Yongsan, Seoul, said, \u201cThe Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office called and said it is checking local companies about the recent issue and asked whether we are negotiating performance bonuses with the union.\u201d He added, \u201cThey appeared to want to know whether bonuses are actually a subject of wage talks or collective bargaining, so I explained the company\u2019s situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The company told investigators that it pays year-end performance bonuses annually, but that the union has not requested specific amounts or ratios, and the company has not held separate talks with the union on the matter.<\/p>\n<p> A regional office official said, \u201cWe cannot confirm that and have nothing further to add.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The ministry\u2019s regional offices are contacting HR and general affairs officers to determine whether companies are negotiating bonuses with their unions as a way to assess potential labor\u2013management conflicts or contentious issues in their areas.<\/p>\n<p> A Labor Ministry official said, \u201cRegional offices routinely monitor in-house developments and bargaining status to understand labor\u2013management relations. With summer approaching, they are checking overall conditions to prepare for the \u2018summer labor campaign\u2019\u2014the seasonally concentrated union wage and collective bargaining efforts\u2014and to see whether labor conflicts are emerging in each region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The official added that this is not a blanket, company-wide survey but part of routine regional work. He noted that the Gyeonggi Regional Employment and Labor Office reviewed Samsung\u2019s bonus negotiations over several months to identify bargaining issues and provided related guidance on that basis.<\/p>\n<p> Still, because Samsung\u2019s bonus talks could significantly influence the wider industry, some interpret the ministry\u2019s regional checks as a proactive effort to monitor related developments.<\/p>\n<p> Among major firms, besides Samsung, LG Uplus, Hyundai Motor, Korean Air and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries are currently in wage negotiations, while Kakao, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Mobis and POSCO are reportedly facing difficulties in their talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Electronics&#8217; agreement on performance bonuses raises concerns about potential demands across the industry, prompting labor department 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