Only two firms object to wage hike

Only two firms object to wage hike

JAKARTA (JP): On the eve of the new monthly minimum wage
implementation in the capital on Feb. 1, only two companies have
filed complaints to the province's ministry of manpower and
transmigration office over the hike, an official said on
Wednesday.

Spokesman for the city administration Muhayat would not
identify the two firms.

He said the city hall had set a Feb. 1 deadline for companies
to raise their objection to the new minimum salary, which had
been moved back from its original schedule on Jan. 1.

In his decree No.302/2001 issued on Jan. 29, Governor Sutiyoso
raised the minimum wage to Rp 426.250 (US$45.8) from Rp 344,257.

The monthly minimum wage was determined by the provincial
tripartite wages committees in the provinces and approved by the
respective governors.

The provincial minimum wage is only valid for job seekers and
workers with zero work experience. (04)