The DIY-BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Prosecutor's Office Saves IDR 2.3 Billion Of State Money

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YOGYAKARTA - BPJS Ketenagakerjaan together with the High Prosecutor's Office, and the District Attorney's Office in the Special Region of Yogyakarta to save state finances amounting to Rp2.3 billion in 2023 from arrears in employers / business entities (PKBU) contributions.

"With the payment of the arrears, we can pay the rights of workers who were delayed yesterday," said Head of the Central Java BPJS Employment Regional Office and DIY Cahyaning Indriasari on the sidelines of the BPJS Employment Cooperation and the DIY District Attorney's Office" in Yogyakarta, Wednesday, September 27.

The non-compliance of companies or business entities to pay dues, he said, would harm employees and their families because they were constrained by receiving social security benefits.

When a work accident or death occurs, according to him, his party cannot pay employee rights to a company that is in arrears. "Obviously those who are harmed by workers and their families," he said.

Cahyaning said that from the results of the arrears refund of Rp. 2.3 billion, at least 1,625 workers in DIY have now received back the right to their social security.

In detail, he explained that of the Rp2.3 billion that was saved, the largest contribution from the DIY Prosecutor's Office reached Rp1.7 billion, followed by the Kulon Progo Kejari Rp194 million, the Gunungkidul Kejari Rp143.9 million, the Sleman Kejari Rp131.8 million, the Bantul Kejari Rp75.2 million, and the Yogyakarta Kejari Rp42.2 million.

Previously, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Jateng-DIY submitted a special power of attorney (SKK) to the Prosecutor's Office to increase compliance with 292 companies in DIY in implementing the Employment Social Security Program and the result was 122 companies to comply or 41.78 percent.

As a manifestation of the implementation of Presidential Instruction Number 2 of 2021, continued Cahyaning, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan with prosecutors throughout DIY synergizes to monitor the potential of business entities that do not register all employees, as well as companies that do not report all employee wages.

Through this synergy, said Cahyaning, "coverage" or coverage of worker protection guarantees in Yogyakarta until September 25, 2023 reached 551,555 workers or 33.8 percent, an increase of 7 percent compared to 2021 coverage.

According to him, there are still "gap" about 1 million workers who have not been participants of the potential 1.6 million workers in Yogyakarta.

"We will synergize through joint regulations and activities so that participation can increase, especially those that are the obligation of employers. There are still companies whose employees have not yet become participants," he said.

The Head of the DIY Attorney General's Office, Ponco Hartanto, stated that he is ready to support the increase in compliance of the company in registering its workers in the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Program through continued "monitoring" and evaluation.

"For dues, we continue to socialize so that (business entities) comply and their workers can be included in BPJS Employment before we carry out'monitoring'," he said.

Meanwhile, DIY Regional Secretary (Sekda) Beny Suharsono said the DIY Regional Government also supports the equalization of BPJS Employment, among others by issuing circulars (SE) urging ASN to actively participate in informal workers in residential areas in the BPJS Employment program.

"At least one worker in his immediate neighborhood, say there are 3 million employees (ASN) in DIY, this means (potency) 1.6 million workers have been completed," he said.