Shangri-La wins its court case

Shangri-La wins its court case

JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court has ruled to favor of Shangri-
La Hotel in its termination of 75 former hotel employees who were
involved in a strike, illegal demonstrations and occupation of
the hotel in December 2000.

"The decision was taken on Thursday and it is final," hotel
senior manager Wastu Widanto told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

"The Supreme Court has backed the previous decision of the
Central Committee for the Settlement of Labor Disputes (P4P) on
the termination," he added.

Wastu also said the hotel management offered the 75 former
employees compensation packages far better than required
according to government regulations.

"We, however, rule out any possibility of reemploying them as
the Supreme Court's decision backed the termination," he said.--
JP