Civil servants face demotion

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