Korea limits scope for strikes over bonuses, AI and factory moves

The South Korean government moved Thursday to keep union demands for a fixed share of corporate profits — the formula at the heart of recent bonus disputes at Samsung Electronics and other major companies — outside the scope of mandatory bargaining. The Ministry of Employment and Labor issued new guidelines on the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, drawing clearer boundaries around which disputes can lawfully lead to industrial action. “Performance incentives linked to a certain per