Foxconn raises bonuses for workers at COVID curb-hit iPhone plant - Nikkei Asia

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Foxconn says it is moving with authorities successful the cardinal Chinese metropolis of Zhengzhou to support accumulation of Apple iPhones and bounds the hazard of a wider COVID-19 outbreak. © Reuters

CISSY ZHOU and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei unit writersNovember 1, 2022 18:00 JST | China

HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Key Apple supplier Foxconn is sharply expanding attendance bonuses for workers astatine its iPhone accumulation installation successful Zhengzhou, China, aft immoderate workers fled the tract pursuing an outbreak of COVID-19 implicit the weekend.

The regular attendance allowance volition beryllium accrued from 100 yuan ($13.75) to 400 yuan, portion workers signaling "full attendance" this period volition person a total bonus of much than 15,000 yuan, the institution announced connected Tuesday. Full attendance includes not taking immoderate days off, not arriving much than 30 minutes precocious oregon leaving much than 30 minutes early, and moving astatine slightest 8 hours a day.