Once again, the DKI provincial government warns employers to pay THR employees

YAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta has officially issued a circular (SE) on the payment of vacation allowances (THR) for private employees or workers.

The DKI Jakarta provincial government requests that all companies domiciled in DKI Jakarta pay THR.

This instruction is indicated in the circular number of the letter: 37 / SE / 2020 on the implementation of the THR religious payment in 2020.

This letter is to follow the Circular of the Minister of Human Resources of the Republic of Indonesia Number: M / 6 / HI.00.01 / 2020 regarding the Implementation of the allocation of religious holidays 2020 in companies during the pandemic period of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

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“For companies to pay the 2020 religious holiday allowance (THR) to workers in accordance with legal provisions,” wrote the Head of the Office of Energy for Human Resources, Transmigration and Energy (Disnakertransgi), as appointment. Kompas.com, Tuesday (05/12/2020).

Companies that cannot afford to be asked for dialogue

However, companies that cannot pay THR must dialogue with their workers or employees.

“For companies that cannot pay the religious THR in 2020, they are asked to have a dialogue with the workers of the company to agree on the procedure to pay the religious THR in 2020,” he continued.

According to Andri, this procedure is in accordance with the mechanism in the Circular of the Minister of Human Resources of the Republic of Indonesia Number M / 6 / HI.00.01 / 2020.

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“According to the minister’s rules, the company must discuss with its workers,” he said.

In a ministerial circular, if a company is unable to pay religious THR at the specified time in accordance with legal provisions, then a dialogue must be held by agreeing on various things, including:

1. If the company is unable to pay the full THR at the specified time in accordance with legal provisions, THR payment can be made in stages.
2. If the company is unable to pay the THR at all times in accordance with the provisions of the legislation, the payment of the THR can be determined to be delayed until a certain agreed period.
3. The time and method of imposing late payment penalties for religious THRs.

The results of the agreement between the company and the workers are reported to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Office of Human Resources, Transmigration and Energy, located in Jalan Usman and Harun KKO Number 52, Tugu Tani, Central Jakarta, and through email go to [email protected].

Or, reported via the bit.ly/laporanthr2020 thread.

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