'I'll save some of my salary for the new baby'

'I'll save some of my salary for the new baby'

The government requires employers to pay at least one holiday
bonus, or the equivalent of an extra month's salary, to workers.
The Jakarta Post asked some residents about how they will spend
this extra money.

Rinto, 46, is a janitor at the Jakarta Police headquarters. He
lives with his wife and three children in Petamburan, Central
Jakarta:

I'm planning to save the holiday bonus given by my superior to
pay for my children's education.

I won't spend the money for a holiday picnic. My children are
too old for that. We don't picnic anymore.

Jimmy, 27, works at an IT company in Kuningan, South Jakarta.
He lives in a boarding house nearby in Karet area:

I'm not sure whether I will receive the bonus because I've
been with the company less than a year.

But if I get it, I will save the money. I can still save from
my monthly salary, but I need extra money to save so I can buy my
own house or to establish my own company.

Hasan, 33, works as an account manager in a private radio
station in South Jakarta. He lives in Bintaro, Tangerang:

Me and my wife have an agreement to celebrate Idul Fitri at
her hometown in Kalimantan every other year to save costs.

So this year's holiday bonus really helped me to buy plane
tickets to Kalimantan for us and our two children. We really
needed the extra money to buy our relatives presents and treat
them as well.

If we have some money left, I will save it for our new baby.

--The Jakarta Post