Samsung's $26.6B Chip Bonus Deal Sparks Internal Rifts over Pay Disparity
A massive bonus package for Samsung's semiconductor division, averaging $340,000 per employee, creates a 100-to-1 pay gap with other units and triggers protests from workers in its consumer…
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