Shangri-La appeals to Supreme Court

Shangri-La appeals to Supreme Court

JAKARTA: The management of the Shangri-La hotel has appealed
against a court ruling forcing it to reinstate 79 employees
dismissed last year.

Shangri-La's senior manager Wastu Widianto on Thursday called
on all parties involved in the dispute to wait for the decision
of the Supreme Court to which it had appealed.

On May 1 last year, the Central Committee of Industrial
Dispute Resolution had allowed the hotel management to dismiss
561 workers who had staged a rally from Dec. 22 to Dec. 26, 2000.

On March 26, the State Administrative High Court overturned
the decision, saying that the hotel had to employ the 79 workers.

The industrial dispute had paralyzed the hotel for three
months, causing huge financial losses.

Of the 561 workers dismissed by management, 79 rejected the
decision, while 482 others voluntarily resigned and received
compensation.--JP