News / Super-bonuses again from Taiwan liners – but they may be the last for a while

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Bumper bonuses have again grabbed attention in Taiwan, after the island’s container carriers reported high earnings in the first nine months of 2022 – before freight rates began normalising.

While companies do not normally disclose remuneration policies or bonuses they pay, jubilant employees of Taiwan’s two largest liner operators, Evergreen and Yang Ming, tipped off local media about their second consecutive year of handsome bonuses.

Reportedly, some Evergreen staff, particularly the least-paid, received as much as 52 months of salary as year-end ...