ASML will give every employee a €20,000 bonus as AI demand drives record sales

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ASML is giving all 45,000 employees a €20,000 share award vesting in 2030. Samsung, SK Hynix, and TSMC made similar payouts. AI profits are reaching workers.

ASML will give all employees globally a one-time €20,000 ($22,862) share award, the company confirmed on Friday. The bonus vests on January 1, 2030, for staff who remain with the company for the entire period. About 45,000 people work at Europe’s most valuable company.

The payout joins a wave of AI-boom bonuses across the chip industry. Samsung offered average bonuses of $340,000 to chip workers after record profits. SK Hynix made similar payouts. TSMC committed to boosting profit-sharing by more than 30% on average this year. Companies benefiting most from AI infrastructure spending are being pressed to share their earnings with workers. South Korea’s deputy PM warned in May that AI-driven labour conflicts will keep arising as “super-large companies” emerge.

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