Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/06
By: Jiang Ming-yan and Frances Huang

Taipei, April 6 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. has decided to raise wages in a bid to retain its employees despite posting steady losses.

HTC did not disclose details on the wage hike, but it did say all raises would be merit-based and retroactive to January.

Local media reported earlier this week that HTC had raised wages for employees in its virtual reality operation by up to 10 percent, starting from April, to benefit an estimated 1,000 workers in the division.

HTC responded, however, that the latest pay hike was not limited to the VR department.
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