Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and its labor union have requested post-mediation from the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), the commission said.
The post-mediation will be held at the NLRC on the 18th.
Earlier, Samsung Electronics' management and union held marathon negotiations under NLRC mediation from the 11th through the early hours of the 13th, but talks broke down as the two sides failed to narrow differences over the criteria for performance-based bonuses.
The NLRC subsequently asked the company and the union on the 14th to resume the post-mediation meeting on the 16th, but the request fell through after the union declined to accept it.
The second round of post-mediation on the 18th is expected to be effectively the last opportunity for Samsung Electronics' management and union to negotiate before a general strike.
