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▲ Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix
The parental leave rates for both Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell simultaneously in the first half of this year, as the semiconductor industry enters a super-cycle.
This marks the first time that the parental leave rates for both companies have declined at the same time, confirming projections that an increasing number of employees are giving up leave to secure hundreds of millions of won in performance bonuses.
According to the half-year and business reports disclosed through the Financial Supervisory Service's Electronic Disclosure System today (September 27), Samsung Electronics' parental leave rate in the first half of this year stood at 35.5% among employees with children born that year, down 0.7 percentage points from 36.2% in the same period last year.
For male employees, the rate dropped from 12.4% in the first half of last year to 11.2% in the first half of this year, while female employees saw a decrease from 94.3% to 88.2% over the same period.
SK Hynix recorded a parental leave rate of 3.2% among employees with children in elementary school or younger during the first half of this year, down 0.8 percentage points from 4.0% in the same period last year.
The rate for male employees fell from 1.3% in the first half of last year to 0.7% in the first half of this year, and for female employees, it decreased from 10.1% to 8.9% over the same timeframe.
This is the first time that parental leave rates have dropped simultaneously at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which are among South Korea's largest corporations and have been praised for offering excellent work-life balance.
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