Mandala raises salary by 100%

Mandala raises salary by 100%

JAKARTA: Local airline Mandala Airlines has increased the
basic salary of its 1,345 employees by between 60 percent and 100
percent in a bid to improve their welfare.

The move was also in anticipation of the hikes in prices of
basic commodities and the cost of living, resulting from the
increases in gas and electricity.

The company's low-level employees will receive the highest
increase of 100 percent, while those in managerial positions and
above will get 60 percent salary increases.

With the increase, Mandala's employees were now the highest
paid in the country's airline industry.

All employees will also continue to receive allowances for
food, transportation and health insurance.

"With the airline industry on a more competitive level than
ever before, and with current potential for further growth, our
main strategy is to ensure that our employees receive the best
salaries and benefit from our welfare system program," said
director for general affairs Iswandi Anbas. -- JP