Siemens responds<\/p>\n
This is in response to the letter by a Siemens employee to The
\nJakarta Post concerning Siemens' management.<\/p>\n
As it can be necessary for a project office, we sometimes hire
\npeople for a certain period of time to fulfill a special task.
\nThis is applicable for expatriates as well as Indonesian staff.
\nIn general however, we hire Indonesian staff on a long-term
\nbasis. Should they not fulfill the job they have applied for we
\nuse the possibility allowed by Indonesian law and our company
\nwork regulation (KKP), to release such people within their
\nprobation time.<\/p>\n
In the Siemens organization in Indonesia a labor union is, of
\ncourse, established. The Siemens Telecommunication Project Office
\nalways follows the agreements reached between the labor union and
\nSiemens. Should there be the need to implement a separate labor
\nunion in the Siemens Telecommunication office, we are open any
\ntime to such a wish.<\/p>\n
As a general trend, companies employ only people necessary for
\ntheir main business. Supporting services like cleaning personnel,
\ndrivers, etc. are rented from specialized companies. Within
\nSiemens only qualified companies are contracted for such
\npurposes.<\/p>\n
The Siemens Telecommunication Project Office employs at the
\nmoment two expatriate ladies with the following qualifications:
\nOne graduated from the Technical University in Munich, Germany in
\nthe field of electronics, holding the title Diplom-Ingenieur
\n(master of science). The second holds bachelor of science from
\nthe Universities of Anger and Caen, France, for business
\nmanagement, and acts as a software engineer. Documentation of the
\nabove mentioned qualifications is available as proof at any time.<\/p>\n
The salary structure and the yearly salary increment of the
\nSiemens Telecommunication Project Office follows the agreement of
\nSiemens and the labor union.<\/p>\n
Siemens has been established in Indonesia for more than 100
\nyears. Our intention is to intensify not only our relationship
\nwith Indonesia but also our investment here. At the moment,
\nSiemens has roughly 1,000 employees. The Siemens
\nTelecommunication Project Office has increased its staff over the
\nlast one to two years by almost 100 local experts.<\/p>\n
We do believe that the author of the above mentioned letter
\nhas misinterpreted subjects, university degrees, etc.<\/p>\n
Please be assured that Siemens Indonesia and its management is
\nalways prepared to discuss and solve frictions among staff and
\nmanagement in an amicable way, and thankfully takes every
\nopportunity to discuss personal relationships in an open and
\nfrank manner.<\/p>\n
Dr. K. Pfeiffer<\/p>\n
Representative of Siemens AG<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>\n
Note: We asked Siemens to respond to the reader's letter
\nimmediately.<\/p>\n
-- Editor<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/siemens-responds-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }