4,555 Part-Time PPPK Teachers in Tasikmalaya District Yet to Receive Salary
Approximately 4,555 part-time Government Employees with Work Agreements (PPPK) in Tasikmalaya District have worked for three months without receiving any salary. These teachers and education staff only received appointment letters (SK) that failed to specify the salary amount.
Asep Muslim, a member of Commission I of the Tasikmalaya District Regional Representative Council representing the PKB faction, confirmed that he has been pressing the local government to immediately settle the salary arrears for the three-month period (January, February, and March) for the 4,555 newly appointed part-time PPPK staff.
The delay in salary payment is suspected to stem from administrative negligence and risks creating public controversy. Asep noted that this issue had been flagged earlier when the part-time PPPK appointment letters were issued without specifying salary amounts, which he had warned could lead to problems.
“This matter has been ongoing for quite some time. We already warned the local government when the part-time PPPK appointment letters were issued without salary amounts specified. That oversight had significant potential to cause controversy. Now our concerns have proven justified and it has become a real problem,” Asep said on Monday, 9 March.
He called on Tasikmalaya Regent Cecep Nurul Yakin to take concrete steps to resolve the issue immediately. “The local government cannot withhold the rights of teachers and education staff who are serving as part-time PPPK. The local government must fix this promptly,” he added.
Asep urged that salary payments for January, February, and March be made before Eid al-Fitr, citing increased financial needs during the period. He emphasised that this payment is not merely an administrative obligation but rather a form of appreciation from the local government towards educators who have dedicated themselves to the education sector.
“We are calling on the Tasikmalaya Regent not to withhold the rights of part-time PPPK teachers. Especially with Eid approaching when people’s expenses increase. The appointment letters also need to be corrected urgently,” Asep stated firmly.