National holiday

National holiday

The five-day week has been implemented for several months now,
making Saturday a holiday in addition to Sunday. We thank the
government for this ruling. However, what if a public holiday
falls on either Saturday or Sunday? In this case I would like to
propose to the minister of administrative reforms and the related
institutions that if a national holiday falls on Saturday or
Sunday, the Monday should be declared a holiday. The reasons for
this are as follows:

* Every year there are about 12 national holidays. If any of
them fall on Saturday or Sunday and are not transferred to the
following Monday the workers are disadvantaged.

* In 1996, there are six national holidays that fall either on
Saturday or Sunday. For example, the coming Idul Adha holiday
(April 28, 1996), falls on a Sunday. It would be more
advantageous if the following Monday was declared a holiday.

* This is common practice in the United States.

* We would all benefit from this. Among other things, offices
could save on electricity, water and phone bills, etc. I hope the
government considers this matter.

H.W. PIENANDORO SH

Bogor, West Java