Discotheque employees seek severance pay<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-one employees of Sydney 200 Discotheque
\non Jl. Hayam Wuruk, West Jakarta, claimed on Monday that they
\nwere dismissed without severance pay.<\/p>\n
The employees went to the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute to air
\ntheir complaints.<\/p>\n
The spokeswoman for the employees, Asri, said that the
\nemployees were arbitrarily dismissed by the discotheque's owner,
\nidentified as Ahok, on Dec. 16.<\/p>\n
\"The discotheque often dismisses its workers ahead of the
\nChristmas or Idul Fitri holidays, possibly to enable it to avoid
\npaying holiday bonuses,\" Asri said.<\/p>\n
According to Asri, the discotheque's management claims that
\nthe employees were dismissed due to a sharp decrease in the
\nnumber of visitors as a result of the prolonged economic crisis.<\/p>\n
However, Asri opposed this reason as baseless, stating that
\nthe discotheque continued to attract a lot of customers.<\/p>\n
\"It's not true. You can visit the discotheque and see that
\nhundreds of people still visit this entertainment spot every
\nnight, regardless of the economic crisis,\" she said.<\/p>\n
She also said that the workers, who have worked at the
\ndiscotheque for between three and five years, demanded severance
\npay according to manpower regulations.<\/p>\n
Besides demanding severance pay, the workers also asked for
\nthis month's salaries plus their Christmas or Idul Fitri bonuses,
\nshe said.<\/p>\n
The employees of the discotheque, which is located in the
\nGlodog Jaya building, each earned between Rp 300,000 (US$40) and
\nRp 500,000 a month, she said.<\/p>\n
Asri, who was a receptionist at the discotheque, said that the
\nemployees were not asking to be re-employed because they disliked
\nworking for the owner.<\/p>\n
\"Ahok often yelled at us without clear reasons. He also liked
\nto dismiss workers he dislikes by ordering security guards to
\nprohibit them from entering the discotheque when they show up for
\nwork,\" said Asri, who worked at the discotheque for three years.<\/p>\n
The discotheque's executives could not be reached for comment
\non Monday. \"They usually come here at night,\" a telephone
\noperator at the discotheque said.<\/p>\n
Surya Tjandra, a lawyer at the institute who is representing
\nthe workers, said that he would summon the discotheque executives
\nto discuss the matter on Wednesday. (jun)<\/p>",
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