67% of Taiwanese companies plan to offer end-of-year bonuses in 2024
67% of Taiwanese companies plan to offer end-of-year bonuses in 2024
2023-11-07
The end of the year is approaching, leading many employees to think about their end-of-year bonus. Expectations for bonuses vary widely this year, according to a survey by a jobseekers’ website. Almost 70% of companies are expecting to hand out bonuses at Lunar New Year, with the average bonus worth one month of normal pay. But some companies plan to give out much more than that, while others won’t offer bonuses at all. In this precarious economy, there’s enormous variety in the confidence of different industries.
A singer onstage pumps up the atmosphere, as employees in the audience enjoy their end-of-year banquet. It’s that time of year again, and big companies are preparing huge celebrations. Lots of white-collar workers are also thinking about their end-of-year bonuses.
A survey conducted by a jobseekers’ website found that almost 70% of companies have confirmed they will offer an end-of-year bonus. Nine percent have said they won’t offer a bonus, but a higher proportion, 25%, are still undecided. Among government-owned banks, Mega Bank has announced an end-of-year bonus likely to exceed last year’s, which was worth 8.3 months’ pay, and First Bank is also expecting to offer a bonus worth more than seven months’ pay. The average office worker can only dream of a bonus like that.
Member of public
I’m quite envious. We get the same bonus every year, which I guess feels like a guaranteed minimum.
Member of public
I’m just a normal white-collar worker. If it’s good enough, it’s good enough. First you need to have a job, then maybe you can think about getting a better one.
The survey found that 30% of workers were not expecting an end-of-year bonus. Those who did expect one mainly counted on one month’s worth of pay. With economic prospects for the end of the year unclear, bonus offers vary widely between companies.
Yang Tsung-pin
Jobseekers’ website spokesperson
In comparison with the domestic industries, what we see in export-oriented industries like technology and manufacturing is that demand has fallen. Some have even put employees on unpaid leave. So employees in those industries can’t be so optimistic about their end-of-year bonuses.
Company owners and employees are all hoping for a strong end to the year, but 62% of employees also revealed that they might consider quitting their current job if their bonus doesn’t meet their expectations.
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67%企業確定發年終獎金 上班族平均估領約1個月
2023-11-07
根據人力銀行的調查，今年有近七成的企業，確定會發年終獎金，員工則平均預估能發一個月，但是也有9%的企業已經表態不發年終，甚至會縮減尾牙預算。
台上歌手炒熱氣氛，台下員工熱鬧吃尾牙，年末又要到了，各大企業準備舉行大型活動，年終獎金，也是上班族的期待重點。
根據人力銀行調查，近7成的企業已經確定會發放年終，約9%公司則是確定不發，2成5還不確定，觀望氣氛較濃厚。倒是公股銀行，兆豐銀已經喊出今年有望優於去年8.3個月，第一銀也上看7個月，讓一般民眾超羨慕。
[[上班族]]
“蠻羨慕的，我們是每年都一樣這樣，應該算是有保底的感覺”
[[上班族]]
“我就是一般上班族而已，差不多就好，先求有再求好”
調查發現，有三成的員工認為領不到年終，其中認為有年終獎金的則平均期望值約一個月，只是今年經濟前景不明，也讓各產業的年終落差很大。
[[人力銀行發言人 楊宗斌]]
“相較於內需型產業，外銷導向的像科技業、製造業，因為接單的情況呈現衰退，甚至無薪假的狀況出現，因此相關的從業人員，反而對自己的年終獎金，不能夠太過於樂觀”
無論老闆還是員工，都希望今年是豐收的一年，但有6成2的上班族也透露，年終若不如預期，年後會考慮離職。
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