The 13th month's salary<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
The House of Representatives has endorsed the 2004 state
\nbudget but, unfortunately, neither the House nor the government
\nhave taken a clear stance about the 13th month's salary -- or the
\nholiday bonus for civil servants.<\/p>\n
A report published in Kompas on Nov. 11 said the finance
\nminister had stressed this holiday bonus could not be disbursed
\nin 2003.<\/p>\n
It is strange to observe that while, on the one hand, the
\ngovernment has always pushed private companies to pay their
\nemployees this bonus, it has forgotten to give its own civil
\nservants this bonus.<\/p>\n
When this bonus is paid in 2004, this, in my opinion, would
\nnot be a holiday bonus but, rather, the 13th month's salary that
\nthe government will disburse either in June or July that would
\nmore appropriately be called an educational cost adjustment
\nallowance.<\/p>\n
The government must make a clear decision as to whether it
\nwill give its civil servants a holiday bonus or an educational
\ncost adjustment allowance. Civil servants working for the Jakarta
\nadministration are lucky to get something similar to a bonus for
\nthe Idul Fitri holiday.<\/p>\n
RIZALUDIN SIDQI<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/the-13th-months-salary-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }