[Official] Samsung semiconductor is not adopting weekend duty system

Samsung officially stated that it has not adopted the weekend duty system in its semiconductor business. The company is required to officially clarify the working strategy due to a recently published report in Korea Economic Daily.

According to the official statement, the Korea Economic Daily’s report citing “Samsung Semiconductor will be closed for four days if it works on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays” is not true. Samsung newsroom post also cites that it didn’t pilot a dedicated weekend duty system or conduct a survey for the semiconductor business.

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On December 12, the Korea Economic Daily reported that the South Korean tech giant is promoting the introduction of a “weekend duty system.” In this system, engineers working in semiconductor production sites only work from Friday to Sunday, which is false news.

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The company is regularly listening to various ideas from employees so that the force can work in a more efficient working environment. However, Samsung Electronics neither promoted nor finalized a dedicated weekend system for its semiconductor line.