With many industries putting the economic woes of recent years behind them, year-end bonuses are set to follow suit and return to pre-crisis levels this year. According to a survey, employees in the real estate sector can expect to take home an average of eight to 12 months’ salary in bonuses, making this the most lucrative sector. It’s been rumored that Chinatrust Real Estate employees will take home up to 15 months’ salary in year-end bonuses. The financial and aviation sectors are expected to follow behind real estate as the highest paying industries.
According to reports, real estate revenues have increased significantly. Farglory Land Development’s after tax ear-nings per share for the first three quarters was NT$8.44, easily surpassing the NT$4.7 per share for the same period last year. Last year Farglory paid out year-end bonuses worth 6.5 months’ salary with an additional two-month bonus, but that figure is expected to increase this year.
The financial sector has also made a recovery this year, with bonuses expected to be worth about four to six months’ salary. Fubon Financial Holdings made NT$20 billion profit in the first three quarters so bonuses are expected to be worth at least five months’ salary, while Cathay Financial Holdings is expected to pay out six months salary in year-end bonuses.
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Some parts of the technology sector have made a recovery, leaving last year’s spate of forced unpaid leave and unemployment behind. As such, year end bonuses are expected to be worth two months’ salary. HTC chairwoman Cher Wang’s comment that this year’s bonuses would “get people excited” has left employees looking forward to the end of the year.
The aviation sector has also begun to return to full health. China Airlines hasn’t paid a year-end bonus for the past two years, but sources say the airline has started discussions with unions, and employees are now hoping for a bonus worth two to three months’ salary. Employees at Eva Airlines, which only paid out one to two months’ salary in year-end bonuses in the past two years, are hopeful that this year the figure may be improved.
The Taiwan Railway Administration, a perennial loss-maker, has for the last 30 years paid out a one month performance bonus to all staff except those who score a grade B or below in their performance review. Employees also receive a year-end bonus, with 1.5 months considered the standard amount, although senior employees may receive an extra month. (LIBERTY TIMES, TRANSLATED BY TAIJING WU)
今年許多行業景氣翻揚，年終獎水漲船高。據調查，房仲業今年平均年終獎金有八到十二個月，堪稱是年終冠軍。據傳中信房屋會發出高達十五個月的年終獎金。獎金額度緊追在後的則是金融業，在來是航空業。
報導顯示，房地產業營收大幅成長，遠雄建設今年前三季每股稅後盈餘達八．四四元，遠勝過去年同期的四．七元。去年遠雄建設年終獎金六．五個月，紅利兩個月，今年獎金水準應該會更高。
金融業也回溫，有四到六個月的水準。富邦金今年前三季獲利高達二百零一億元，外界預估年終至少五個月，國泰金年終約是六個月。
部份科技業擺脫去年無薪假和失業慘況，年終有兩個月。宏達電董事長王雪紅更透露年終獎金「會讓人很興奮」，員工對今年年終充滿了期待。
復甦中的航空業急起直追。連續兩年沒有發年終獎金的華航，資方與工會已開始磋商額度，員工希望能有三至四個月。過去兩年縮水到僅一至二個月年終額度的長榮，員工期待加碼的願望應該也有機會達成。
過去三十幾年，年年虧損的台鐵，因員工比照公務員，除非考績乙等，一個月考績獎金、一．五個月的年終獎金是基本門檻，「年功俸到頂」的資深員工，可再多領一個月考績獎金。
(自由時報)
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