110,000 city employees to receive back pay late
110,000 city employees to receive back pay late
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced on Tuesday
that it could not disburse six-months back pay totaling Rp 300
billion (US$3.3 million) for its 110,000 civil servants on
schedule in the middle of this month due to some technical
problems.
City administration spokesman Muhayat said the disbursement
could not be made since the city office of the national education
ministry had yet to finalize its reports on the number of
teachers in its 421 junior and senior high schools.
"Until now, the office has only reported employees in 200
schools," Muhayat told reporters at City Hall.
He said the office, according to the schedule, should have
completed its report on the number of employees on Sept. 11 and
the administration planned to disburse the back pay on Monday.
He said the city had prepared the Rp 300 billion in back pay
which was taken from the Rp 1.3 trillion fund allocated in the
2001 City Budget for civil servants' salaries.
"The money is already here. If the city office of the national
education ministry completes the data this month, at least we
could disburse it by the middle of next month," he said.
Asked whether the city could disburse back pay to employees
whose data had been completed, Muhayat said it could not be done
as it would cause protests.
"We will give the back pay to all employees. If some of them
receive it while the others do not, it would create problems," he
said.
Meanwhile councillor Widarni Daryoto of the City Council's
Commission C for financial and budgetary affairs, urged the
administration to disburse the back pay soon.
"The payment of the salaries and back pay of the
administration's employees is an urgent matter. It should be
quickly disbursed," Widarni of the Golkar Party said.
She urged the administration's officials concerned to take the
matter seriously as it concerned thousands of low-ranking
employees, including teachers.
"And the back pay should be given in full. The administration
should not allow any deduction to it," she said.
Thousands of teachers staged protests recently across the
country to demand the disbursement of their back pay. (jun)