Samsung Electronics to Revamp HR System Including Evaluation and Promotion... "Listening to Internal Opinions"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Samsung Electronics will revamp its personnel system by the end of this year.

According to the business community on the 12th, Samsung Electronics announced on its internal bulletin board yesterday regarding the personnel system reform, stating, "As part of the mid- to long-term personnel system innovation process, we are preparing a reform plan for the evaluation and promotion system." The company explained, "Since this system significantly impacts employees' work and growth, we have prepared it by collecting diverse internal opinions, consulting external experts, and benchmarking domestic and international companies from multiple perspectives."

Before the official briefing session, Samsung Electronics plans to finalize the reform after listening to the opinions of the labor-management council, labor union, and department heads, and will hold departmental briefing sessions at the end of this month. It is reported that Samsung Electronics is pushing forward with the personnel system reform to respond to changes in the management environment and to establish a foundation for sustainable mid- to long-term growth.

This will be the first personnel system reform by Samsung Electronics in five years since 2016. Previously, in 2016, Samsung Electronics simplified the rank levels from seven steps (Employee 1, 2, 3; Assistant Manager; Manager; Deputy General Manager; General Manager) to four steps (CL1 to CL4). Employee titles were unified to "~~nim," but depending on the nature of the work, employees could freely use horizontal titles such as "nim," "pro," "senior/junior nim," or English names. However, team leaders, group leaders, part leaders, and executives are addressed by their positions.

Samsung Electronics has been improving its personnel system by abolishing seniority-based ranks, implementing horizontal titles, piloting competency assessments, and introducing leadership diagnostics. A Samsung Electronics official stated, "The reform plan has not been finalized yet."

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