Mayor upset over extra holidays

Mayor upset over extra holidays

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Mayor Rully Lamadjido was upset after
learning that a large number of his staff failed to turn up to a
monthly flag-raising ceremony yesterday -- only because they
extended their New Year holiday.

Rully could not avoid expressing his anger before hundreds of
the mayoralty's employees, saying that he would take punitive
measures against the undisciplined staff.

"We cannot tolerate them (to be absent) ... If we just let
these things happen, more people will follow suit," Rully was
quoted by Antara.

The young mayor said he had asked all division chiefs in his
office to list the absentees, including those who went home
before working hours ended.

Business activities remained dormant and many government
offices were quiet on the second day of the New Year here
yesterday.

Government employees in the mayoralty, as well as most parts
of the country, work six days a week, six hours per day. (amd)