Siemens responds

Siemens responds

This is in response to the letter by a Siemens employee to The
Jakarta Post concerning Siemens' management.

As it can be necessary for a project office, we sometimes hire
people for a certain period of time to fulfill a special task.
This is applicable for expatriates as well as Indonesian staff.
In general however, we hire Indonesian staff on a long-term
basis. Should they not fulfill the job they have applied for we
use the possibility allowed by Indonesian law and our company
work regulation (KKP), to release such people within their
probation time.

In the Siemens organization in Indonesia a labor union is, of
course, established. The Siemens Telecommunication Project Office
always follows the agreements reached between the labor union and
Siemens. Should there be the need to implement a separate labor
union in the Siemens Telecommunication office, we are open any
time to such a wish.

As a general trend, companies employ only people necessary for
their main business. Supporting services like cleaning personnel,
drivers, etc. are rented from specialized companies. Within
Siemens only qualified companies are contracted for such
purposes.

The Siemens Telecommunication Project Office employs at the
moment two expatriate ladies with the following qualifications:
One graduated from the Technical University in Munich, Germany in
the field of electronics, holding the title Diplom-Ingenieur
(master of science). The second holds bachelor of science from
the Universities of Anger and Caen, France, for business
management, and acts as a software engineer. Documentation of the
above mentioned qualifications is available as proof at any time.

The salary structure and the yearly salary increment of the
Siemens Telecommunication Project Office follows the agreement of
Siemens and the labor union.

Siemens has been established in Indonesia for more than 100
years. Our intention is to intensify not only our relationship
with Indonesia but also our investment here. At the moment,
Siemens has roughly 1,000 employees. The Siemens
Telecommunication Project Office has increased its staff over the
last one to two years by almost 100 local experts.

We do believe that the author of the above mentioned letter
has misinterpreted subjects, university degrees, etc.

Please be assured that Siemens Indonesia and its management is
always prepared to discuss and solve frictions among staff and
management in an amicable way, and thankfully takes every
opportunity to discuss personal relationships in an open and
frank manner.

Dr. K. Pfeiffer

Representative of Siemens AG

Jakarta

Note: We asked Siemens to respond to the reader's letter
immediately.

-- Editor