Employees complain over unfair treatment<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Seven employees yesterday filed a complaint
\nover being laid of by the oil service company PT Dimas Utama with
\nCity Council's Commission E, which is in charge of people's
\nwelfare.<\/p>\n
Teguh Suharto, spokesman for the employees, told reporters
\nthat the company had laid off 12 employees without any warning or
\npermission from the South Jakarta chapter of the ministry of
\nmanpower.<\/p>\n
Three of the seven representatives who filed the complaint
\nwere part of the 12 workers laid off while the other four are
\nstill legally registered as the firm's employees.<\/p>\n
\"The firing was made in an attempt to foil workers' efforts
\ntoward the establishment of a joint agreement on a working
\nenvironment, sponsored by the company's chapter of the All-
\nIndonesian Workers Association (SPSI),\" Teguh said, former
\npurchasing manager of the company.<\/p>\n
According to the company, Teguh said, dismissal of the 12
\nemployees, effective as of Dec. 1, was aimed at reducing the
\nnumber of its employees.<\/p>\n
However, this reason was rejected by Teguh due to the fact
\nthat the company is still accepting new employees. The firm even
\nmanaged to raise the salaries of their employees, he said.<\/p>\n
According to Teguh, PT Dimas Utama, located on Jl. Tebet
\nBarat Dalam in South Jakarta, employs 120 workers and has a
\nnumber of customers, including Maxus, Arco and Total.<\/p>\n
Teguh explained that the laid-off employees will receive
\nonly 50 percent of their salaries for the next six months until
\nthe ministry of manpower \"gives permission to fire us
\npermanently.\"<\/p>\n
\"What we demand here is just, fair treatment,\" said Teguh,
\nwho is also chairman of the SPSI chapter of the company.<\/p>\n
Gandung Atmaji, an executive from the company, told The
\nJakarta Post over the phone yesterday that the decision to lay
\noff the 12 employees was based on the fact that the oil and gas
\nbusiness is in sluggish condition.<\/p>\n
\"The firing was not intended to sabotage SPSI. Actually the
\ncompany is still supporting negotiations for the establishment of
\nthe joint agreement on working conditions,\" Gandung said.<\/p>\n
He reiterated that the dismissal was intended to help
\nimprove the company's efficiency.<\/p>\n
He admitted that notification was given to them late because
\nthe company's head of human resources department was on leave at
\nthat time. (yns)<\/p>",
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