Overview

• Samsung began enforcing a mandatory five-day in-office schedule for a segment of its US semiconductor division in early July, replacing its two-day FlexWork model.
• The HR department has rolled out a V1 compliance tracking tool to People Managers to monitor days and hours each staff member spends on campus.
• The initial version cannot integrate PTO data and excludes planned exceptions, with future revisions expected to address these gaps.
• It remains unclear how many employees will be tracked and how the tool will handle exceptions such as customer meetings or business travel.
• The move aligns Samsung with other major companies, including Amazon, AT&T, TikTok and Dell, in mandating full-time office presence to bolster collaboration.