Civil servants face demotion

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Audit Agency revealed on Friday that many civil servants would be demoted, while some others face a possible freeze in the periodical salary increase for failing to appear on the first working day on Wednesday after the Idul Fitri holiday.

"We will sanction those who are absent without official leave with demotions or a freeze in their salary hike," agency head Firman Hutajulu said at City Hall.

According to Firman, at least 331 civil servants were absent on the first day of work, while on the second day, 226 officers were absent without prior notification.

Aside from the absent officers, there were 401 officers and 337 officers respectively, who called in sick or said they could not report to work due to family commitments on the first day and the second day of work. --JP