Five-day week ineffective

AMBON, Maluku: Mayor Yohannes Sudiyono has decided the city's civil servants will resume working on Saturdays, concluding that the five-day week was not working after more than a one year trial, Antara reported yesterday.

In a meeting on Wednesday with visiting members of House of Representatives's Commission II for home affairs, Yohannes complained that many of his office employees played truant during the trial period of the scheme. "Many failed to come back to the office after lunch," he said.

Many employees received a meal allowance of Rp 1,000 (US$2.90) every day despite the fact that they then failed to show up for work after their lunch break, Yohannes said. (01)