Bahlil Issues New Performance Allowance Regulations for ESDM Ministry Civil Servants
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia has officially issued a new regulation regarding the provision of performance allowances (tukin) for employees within the ESDM Ministry.
The regulation is contained in Ministry of ESDM Regulation Number 5 of 2026 concerning the Provision of Performance Allowances for Employees within the ESDM Ministry. This new policy was established in Jakarta on 24 February 2026 and signed directly by ESDM Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.
The regulation states that performance allowances are provided monthly to employees within the ESDM Ministry, including Civil Servants (PNS), PPPK, and other full-time employees in the ministry.
“Employees, in addition to receiving income in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, are given a monthly Performance Allowance,” states Article 2 of the regulation, quoted on Thursday (7/5/2026).
Meanwhile, Article 3 paragraph 1 states that performance allowances, in addition to being given to employees, are also provided to the Minister and Deputy Minister. The performance allowance for the Minister is set at 150% and for the Deputy Minister at 135% of the highest performance allowance in the ministry.
In addition to regulating the provision of tukin, the new policy also governs the mechanism for deducting performance allowances based on organisational performance achievements, employee performance achievements, and attendance levels.
Article 15 states that employees in organisational units receiving “excellent” or “good” categories are not subject to performance allowance deductions. However, for units with a “needs improvement” category, a deduction of 10% is applied from the weight of the organisational performance achievement.
Meanwhile, employees in units with a “poor” category face a 20% deduction. For the “very poor” category, deductions can reach up to 100% of the weight of the organisational performance achievement.
Article 16 also regulates deductions to performance allowances based on employee performance achievements. Employees with monthly performance ratings of “very good” or “good” are not subject to tukin deductions.
However, employees with a “needs improvement” rating face a 10% deduction, a “poor” rating incurs a 20% cut, and a “very poor” rating results in a 30% deduction from the weight of the employee performance achievement.
Article 17 paragraph 1 states that deductions to Performance Allowances based on violations of working days and hours provisions are carried out according to employee attendance data, with the following provisions:
Full-time employees working in accordance with the working days and hours provisions in the Ministry without violations are not subject to Performance Allowance deductions;
For employees who:
do not report for work for 1 (one) day;
do not record attendance; or
only record attendance once without approval, a Performance Allowance deduction of 3% (three percent) is applied for each 1 (one) day of absence, failure to record attendance, or only one attendance recording;
For employees who record attendance but are not at their duty station based on reports from direct superiors, a Performance Allowance deduction of 3% (three percent) is applied for every multiple of 8.5 (eight point five) hours cumulatively in 1 (one) month;
For employees who arrive late for work, a Performance Allowance deduction is applied for each 1 (one) day of late arrival with the following provisions:
for lateness of 1 (one) to 60 (sixty) minutes, a deduction of 0.5% (zero point five percent) is applied;
for lateness of 61 (sixty-one) to 120 (one hundred twenty) minutes, a deduction of 1% (one percent) is applied;
for lateness exceeding 120 (one hundred twenty) minutes, a deduction of 2% (two percent) is applied;
- For employees who record attendance but have insufficient working hours in one week, a Performance Allowance deduction is applied, accumulated over 1 (one) month, with the following provisions:
for insufficient hours in 1 (one) week of 1 (one) to 60 (sixty) minutes, a deduction of 0.5% (zero point five percent) is applied;
for insufficient hours in 1 (one) week of 61 (sixty-one) to 120 (one hundred twenty) minutes, a deduction of 1% (one percent) is applied; and
for insufficient hours in 1 (one) week exceeding 120 (one hundred twenty) minutes, a deduction of 2% (two percent) is applied; or
- For employees who do not report for work for a full 1 (one) month without approval for absence, a Performance Allowance deduction of 100% (one hundred percent) is applied.
Meanwhile, paragraph 2 states: The percentage of Performance Allowance deductions as referred to in paragraph (1) is multiplied by the employee’s attendance weight.