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Wages

Opinion & Features

Why wages and productivity look set to diverge further

2026-07-27T06:08:30.000Z
Samsung Electronics’ reported preliminary quarterly profit surged 1,900% year on year thanks to AI-driven demand for its products.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

‘Wage envy’ between AI workers and their peers is a corporate time bomb

2026-07-13T23:00:00.000Z
Workers’ base salaries, or regular pay, climbed 3 per cent, following a revised 3.3 per cent gain in April. 
International

Japan’s real wages up for fifth month in May, slower due to inflation

2026-07-07T00:25:27.000Z
Within the past year, pay for AI roles has climbed by about 15 to 25 per cent, according to recruitment firm Robert Walters.
Singapore

AI salaries in Singapore rising 5 times faster than overall wages, fresh grads earn up to S$90k a year

2026-06-10T03:08:09.000Z
For years, China’s delivery industry attracted those who knew they could earn more than in factory jobs, or who wanted easy cash while awaiting better opportunities.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

China’s delivery drivers are its most obvious underclass

2026-06-03T10:15:00.000Z
Workers are demanding a greater share of earnings as Samsung is on track to become one of the world’s most profitable firms by the end of the year.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung’s non-chip union seeks court order to block vote on 40-trillion won bonus deal

2026-05-26T06:25:38.000Z
Humanoid robotics may lift economy-wide productivity more than other AI forecasts suggest – but it will also affect more jobs.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Bond yields may be finally baking in an AI world

2026-05-20T22:30:00.000Z
Samsung Electronics workers attend a rally outside the company's semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek on Apr 23, ahead of a strike scheduled to begin May 21.
Consumer & Healthcare

Samsung Biologics estimates US$100 million strike loss as unions press demands

2026-05-04T06:23:24.000Z
Initial analysis pointed to a median pay award of 3 per cent for April, when almost half of wage settlements take place each year.
International

UK pay awards rise in Q1 but April hints at softness, Brightmine says

2026-04-21T23:43:35.000Z
Protesters in Noida had torched vehicles and pelted stones, with police lobbing tear gas shells to quell the demonstrations.
International

India’s Uttar Pradesh state raises workers’ wages amid protests over pay

2026-04-14T11:38:18.000Z
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