APPBI: Complaints From Entrepreneurs At The Mall About Employee Salaries, Just Tell Anies

The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan. (Photo: DKI Jakarta Provincial Government Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Chairperson of the DKI Jakarta Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI), Ellen Hidayat said that the problems faced by tenants in malls are related to dropping turnover because they cannot be dine in, which can be directly addressed to the parties concerned.

Regarding high expenditure but low income, said Ellen, restaurant entrepreneurs can convey this directly to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. According to him, the one who can help ease the burden is the government.

"They should have spoken to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government," he told VOI, Friday, September 19.

Previously, a question was asked by the owner of Holycow Steakhouse, Afit Dwi Purwanto through Instagram social media. He questioned how he could pay the rental fee, electricity, employee salaries, with restaurant income only 1 to 3 servings per day.

The Association of Indonesian Shopping Center Tenants (Hippindo) asked the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta to cover the cost of employee salaries as long as volume II of the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) total is implemented. This is because entrepreneurs or tenants in malls, especially restaurants, have lost turnover and are unable to pay employee salaries.

Chairman of Hippindo, Budihardjo Iduansjah said, the policy of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government which only allows take away or delivery services during the PSBB has put food and beverages (FnB) outlets under significant pressure. Especially for large companies that have outlets in shopping centers.

According to Budi, so far take away services only contribute 10 to 15 percent of revenue. Meanwhile, the largest income, which is 90 percent, comes from dine-in services or eating on the spot.

"If it is closed, please pay our employees. FnB, cafe restaurants, of all kinds, including McDonald's, KFC, are all the biggest in the dine in. So people want to eat, packs are only 10 percent. So if now the input is limited to only 10 percent. cover costs for salaries, rent, and supplier bills ?, "he said to VOI.

The largest expenditure, said Budi, was allocated to three posts, namely employee salaries, operational costs and supplier billing costs. According to him, when the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government decided to re-enforce the PSBB policy, many entrepreneurs were forced to close their businesses and lay off their employees.

"Choosing to close temporarily. Because opening is also a loss. Imagine us opening it, paying rent, paying salaries, paying for electricity but only 10 percent comes. Unable to cover (expenses), eventually the employees are sent home until the PSBB is finished. This means that they do not get a salary because they are sent home. . There are many like that. Because if they open they will go bankrupt, "he explained.

To help retailers survive, said Budi, the government must provide assistance in the form of cash. Later, this money will be used to pay employee salaries and rent for buildings.

He gave an example of Singapore and Malaysia where retailers were assisted during the PSBB by providing assistance for 80 percent of employee costs. Then, there is also assistance to the shopping center by helping tenants pay 50 percent of the rental fee.

"So what we are asking for is to give us money. Don't allocate money for things that are not right anymore. For each tenant, the allocation of expenses is 30 percent for operations and 30 percent for salaries. That's 60 percent. If you are given assistance, you can at least get it. help our employees and suppliers, "he explained.