Hooray, Depok City Government Ensures There Is An Increase In UMP

Head of Depok City Manpower Service (Disnaker) Mohamad Thamrin/ Photo: Antara

DEPOK - The City Government (Pemkot) of Depok, West Java, has confirmed that there will be an increase in the minimum wage for the City (UMK) of Depok in 2022, but the amount of the increase is still waiting for the decision of the Mayor of Depok.

"We will convey the recommendation for the minimum wage formula in Depok City in 2022 to Depok Mayor Mohammad Idris on Monday, November 22, 2021," said Head of the Depok City Manpower Service (Disnaker) Mohamad Thamrin in a statement in Depok, West Java, Saturday, November 20.

According to Thamrin, there are a number of considerations that determine the increase in the UMK. One of them is the calculation of the UMK based on the formula contained in Government Regulation (PP) Number 36 of 2021 concerning Wages.

"Every year there must be an increase. However, for this year it is not big, because there are differences in the rules from the previous year," he said.

He explained that the current UMK determination is based on the formula contained in Government Regulation (PP) Number 36 of 2021 concerning Wages and Law (UU) Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation. Whereas previously, it used PP Number 78 of 2015 concerning Wages and Law Number 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower.

Thamrin continued, in addition to the formula from the PP, there were also considerations from BPS. Among them, the average income per capita, consumption costs per household and household members who work in each house.

"All of that has been calculated by BPS. So, Monday, tomorrow we will convey the minimum wage formula to the Mayor. Of course, the recommendations submitted must not come out of PP No. 36 of 2021," he said.