Employers reminded of wage ruling

Employers reminded of wage ruling

JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea urged employers, especially those in the capital, to abide by the new regulation on minimum wage increases.

The government has, as of this month, put into effect the planned minimum wage hikes throughout the country. At the provincial level wages will increase by an average of 28.44 percent, with minimum wages in regencies rising by an average of 28.37 percent.

The reminder was made to anticipate any major protests by workers should the wage increases not be heeded, the minister said after the Cabinet meeting.

Employers who refuse to abide by the ruling are naughty, he said, adding that employers who claim to be unable to pay the wage hikes will be carefully assessed to assure whether they are really incapable.

He admitted there is no sanction to those who refuse the wage increases, though it should be made to weigh on their consciences, he added. -- Antara

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Hamzah to visit boarding school

MALANG: Security has been intensified for the upcoming visit by Vice President Hamzah Haz to Al-Hikam Islamic boarding school in Malang, East Java, for a get-together with its students on Saturday.

"We will deploy up to 450 security personnel along the roads where the Vice President will pass and another 100 to safeguard the boarding house," Adj. Sr. Comr. Syahrul Mamma said on Thursday.

Chief of Malang military district Lt. Col. Guruh R. Manah expressed optimism that there will be no obstacles in securing Hamzah's visit.

When asked whether there will be cooperation with security guards from other political parties, Guruh said that coordination was being worked out.

"We will soon discuss the techniques and the number of personnel to be invited to help secure the visit," he added. -- Antara