Bantul monitors 'Idul Fitri' bonus

Bantul monitors 'Idul Fitri' bonus

BANTUL, Yogyakarta: Bantul regental administration has set up a monitoring team to ensure all companies provide their workers with the Idul Fitri bonus, an official said on Friday.

"The team comprises 60 people, consisting of officials from the manpower office and representatives from the All-Indonesia Workers Union and Association of Indonesia Businessmen," said the head of Bantul's Manpower Office, Ahmad Djuhdi.

He said that the team, which would be deployed from Oct. 17 to Oct. 29, was expected to encourage companies to pay their workers' allowance as required in the law at least seven days before the Idul Fitri celebration, which falls on Nov. 3.

There are 499 private companies with a combined total of 24,200 workers in the regency. -- Antara