JAKARTA - The Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Yassierli reminded that there were sanctions for companies that did not comply with rules related to the provision of religious holiday allowances (THR).
"As a state of law, all companies are obliged to comply with applicable provisions and ensure that workers' rights are properly met," said Minister of Manpower Yassierli in his statement in Jakarta, Wednesday, as reported by Antara.
He emphasized that THR is a normative right of workers/workers that must be paid in full and cannot be cut for any reason, including due to absence or the company's economic condition.
"THR must not be cut. There is a misunderstanding when THR is associated with absenteeism and it is not justified," said the Minister of Home Affairs.
He added that if there was a delay in payment, employers would be fined 5 percent of the total THR that must be paid.
The fine does not remove the obligation to pay THR and is used for the welfare of workers/workers in accordance with applicable regulations.
According to him, every company is obliged to comply with the provisions of laws and regulations because Indonesia is a legal state that places the protection of workers' rights as an obligation that must be fulfilled.
This week, the Minister of Home Affairs Yassierlime conducted a sudden inspection (sidak) to negligent companies, one of which was in Semarang Regency, Central Java.
This follows reports that the workers' THR at the company was not paid in full.
He asked the company to immediately pay the remaining THR that had not been paid.
From the results of the meeting with management, the company which employs around 951 workers expressed its commitment to complete the payment by April 2, 2026.
This case began with a complaint that was received by the 2026 Religious THR Post of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) on March 16, 2026. In the report, the company was complained about not paying THR even though it had passed the deadline of payment at least seven days before the religious holiday.
After being followed up by the labor inspectorate, the company had made a payment on March 18, 2026. However, there were follow-up reports that the payment was not made in full.
During the raid, the Minister of Home Affairs received information that the payment of THR that was not in accordance with the provisions was based on the company's economic condition which was not good, as well as misunderstandings that associated THR with the level of employee attendance.
Yassierli emphasized that the reason was not justified, and cases like this should not be repeated, both in the company and in other companies.
"This kind of thing should not happen again. I remind you that similar practices should not happen in any company," said the Minister of Home Affairs.
"This year we will continue to monitor it closely so that all workers' rights are paid in accordance with the applicable regulations," he added.
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