Apple Supplier Foxconn Raises Employee Bonuses Ahead of iPhone 13 Production

[MacRumors]

Apple supplier Foxconn, which serves as the main iPhone manufacturer, is taking measures to expand its workforce by offering increased bonus pay to new recruits in Zhengzhou, China, ahead of when production of the iPhone 13 is set to get underway.

According to the South China Morning Post, the newest raise in bonus is the third instance this month where the supplier has attempted to attract recruits. In a company-wide announcement on Thursday, Foxconn said new recruits would receive a $1,158 bonus if they work for 90 days and are on duty for at least 55 days.

Each new recruit will receive a 7,500 yuan (US$1,158) bonus if they work for 90 days and be on duty for at least 55 days, according to the latest announcement posted by iDPBG on Thursday.

That amount is up from 6,500 yuan offered on April 26 and 6,000 yuan on April 15. It is also more than double the 3,500 yuan bonus offered at the end of March.

Foxconn declined to comment on the reasoning behind the new bonuses, saying that "as a matter of company policy and commercial sensitivity," it does not comment on operations or client work.

However, the new bonuses can be seen as a sign that the supplier is beginning to prepare for the iPhone 13, set to launch in the second half of this year. Unlike the iPhone 12 lineup, which was delayed due to the global health crisis, the iPhone 13 is set to launch in the normal September timeframe.

The iPhone 13 lineup consisting of four separate models is expected to include matching sizes to the current iPhone offerings. The new handsets are rumored to feature improved cameras, a faster processor, and a number of minor, yet significant design changes.

Article Link: Apple Supplier Foxconn Raises Employee Bonuses Ahead of iPhone 13 Production

 

[DanTSX]

Haha. Chinese Foxconn treating their employees better than most American companies treat their employees in the USA. Good for them.

 

[gnasher729]

I thought Foxconn only employed slaves and pays them 10 cents an hour? Or at least that's what some posters tell us all the time?

 

[djcerla]

Apple’s scale is unbelievable. Even the biggest factories in the world struggle to keep up with demand.

Total market domination.

 

[slineaudi]

I'm sure these product launches take tremendous amounts of work from Tim down to the UPS driver that drops at your door. I like the idea that they all get a little cut of the action as a reward.

 

[tridley68]

The Chinese government now will raise their taxes so the bonus will just be enough to cover it so they basically don't get squat

 

[guzhogi]

if they work for 90 days and are on duty for at least 55 days.

I'm too dense, or it's too early in the morning for me, but this wording confuses me. Can someone explain it clearer, please? Thanks.

 

[DanTSX]

I thought Foxconn only employed slaves and pays them 10 cents an hour? Or at least that's what some posters tell us all the time?

There is some truth to that though.

Don’t be an apologist for those clowns. Not even for a second.

 

[DanTSX]

I'm too dense, or it's too early in the morning for me, but this wording confuses me. Can someone explain it clearer, please? Thanks.

It’s a tenure condition. It means you can’t just get your bonus and jump into the suicide nets.

 

[I7guy]

The Chinese government now will raise their taxes so the bonus will just be enough to cover it so they basically don't get squat

The US government plays that game also. Who learned it from who?

 

[gnasher729]

I'm too dense, or it's too early in the morning for me, but this wording confuses me. Can someone explain it clearer, please? Thanks.

You must be employed for 13 weeks minus one day (that's 90 days), and you must actually be working for 55 days (11 weeks times 5 days, so working five days a week, with less than 10 days holidays).

 

[I7guy]

There is some truth to that though.

Don’t be an apologist for those clowns. Not even for a second.

It's been well documented that Foxconn provides above average conditions and pay given the location of the company. You may be critical of Apple using Foxconn as a manufacturing partner in China, but that isn't the point of the article.

 

[guzhogi]

You must be employed for 13 weeks minus one day (that's 90 days), and you must actually be working for 55 days (11 weeks times 5 days, so working five days a week, with less than 10 days holidays).

Thanks, that's what I thought.

 

[KaplanMike]

Shocking that a company would actually raise wages to attract workers, unlike in Montana and South Carolina, where the Republican governors have chosen to eliminate the federal unemployment insurance supplement to force employees to settle for the low wages paid by employers on those states.

 

[guzhogi]

It's been well documented that Foxconn provides above average conditions and pay given the location of the company. You may be critical of Apple using Foxconn as a manufacturing partner in China, but that isn't the point of the article.

Honest question: Have any links to sources? Just curious how "above average" Foxconn is? To paraphrase a comment I heard a while ago: "It's not okay to punch someone in the arm just because someone else punched them in the crotch."

 

[travis64]

Good they deserve it

 

[Mr. Dee]

I believe this years iPhone is gonna be the new iPhone XS/XR. The 12 was a super cycle and anyone who wanted one got one. Any mass upgrades are probably not gonna be until 2023, but you will start see healthy upgrades from the X and 11 next year as more people utilize the 5G plans available.

 

[DesignTime]

Smaller notch = new revolutionary device (best ever)

 

[I7guy]

Honest question: Have any links to sources? Just curious how "above average" Foxconn is? To paraphrase a comment I heard a while ago: "It's not okay to punch someone in the arm just because someone else punched them in the crotch."

This is what I found, I thought there was a MacRumors article on this topic, but I couldn't find it.

Putting Apple Factory Workers Wages in Context

Wages at Foxconn and Pegatron factories are low by North American standards. But the company doesn't employ slaves in China. In fact, factories are closing down because of the relatively high wages in China compared to the region.

wccftech.com

 

[DanTSX]

The US government plays that game also. Who learned it from who?

Learned what? Taxing equity awards more if exercised too early?
Not a tear shed. Even over myself who paid dearly for doing so.

 

[siddavis]

Shocking that a company would actually raise wages to attract workers, unlike in Montana and South Carolina, where the Republican governors have chosen to eliminate the federal unemployment insurance supplement to force employees to settle for the low wages paid by employers on those states.

So Montana and South Carolina are companies? Or the federal government? This statement does not really make sense.

The similar situation would be if Foxconn did nothing and the Chinese government was handing out checks to stay unemployed.

Instead, Foxconn is providing the incentive to work which is the way it should be (in Montana, SC, or wherever)!

 

[jtopp]

Haha. Chinese Foxconn treating their employees better than most American companies treat their employees in the USA. Good for them.

You know the make like 3 or 4 dollars an hour don't you?

 

[alex2792]

An extra half cup of rice for the slaves? Social justice achieved!

 

[DeepIn2U]

Apple’s scale is unbelievable. Even the biggest factories in the world struggle to keep up with demand.

Total market domination.

how are you all kissing that this is 90 hours bonus and 55hrs availability is within a Week! I’ve worked close to 72 hrs for 1 week about 10yrs ago and I can vehemently tel you it’s NOT healthy!

this pretty much is insane! The bonus will almost 7/10x be paying for healthcare needs.

Mathis is going to backfire soon enough.

 

[DeepIn2U]

An extra half cup of rice for the slaves? Social justice achieved!

Did you read the article, research the USA $1000+ bonus for currency exhange or research cost of living there?
If not please do so.