Compensation for ministers

Compensation for ministers

From Bisnis Indonesia

I would like to ask several questions of the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration with regard to the many recent cases of early dismissal of ministers from office:

* Is a minister a permanent employee, or one hired on a contract basis?

* Will a minister who is discharged (honorably) from his/her post get compensation such as a severance payment, service money or salary up to the end of their tenure, pursuant to prevailing Ministerial Decrees 150/2000, 78/2001 or 111/2001?

* Are the ex-ministers allowed to stage a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration to seek legal protection over the unilateral termination of their employment?

* Are the contracts that prevent them from claiming their severance payment and service money upon their dismissal, and which are signed by ministers prior to their appointment, legal and binding?

We only hope that the many recent cases of dismissal of ministers will not burden the coffers of the state, and that allowance is made for the expense in the state budget.

WARYONO SULLANTORO

Jakarta